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Ordonnance de la marine
Ordonnance de la marineAn important piece of French maritime legislation, dating from 1681, codifying much of the French maritime law and practice. The best text concerning the Ordonnance de la Marine is the commentary written in 1760 by Rene-Josue Valin, who, at the time, was the King's advocate at the admiralty's headquarters in Larochelle, France. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Maritime That which belongs to or is connected with the sea. Legislation Written and approved laws. Also known as "statutes" or "acts." In constitutional law, one would talk of the "power to legislate" or the "legislative arm of government" referring to the power of political bodies (eg: house of assembly, Congress, Parliament) to write the laws of the land. Practice The form, manner and order of conducting and carrying on suits or prosecutions in the courts through their various stages, according, to the principles of law, and the rules laid down by the respective courts. Marine Whatever concerns the navigation of the sea, and forms the naval power of a nation is called its marine. Time Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions. Advocate Civil and ecclesiastical law. An officer who maintains or de fends the rights of his client in the same manner as the counsellor does in the common law. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Ordinance of 1787 An act of congress which regulates the territories of the United States. Some parts of this ordinance were designed for the temporary government of the territory north-west of the river Ohio while other parts were intended to be permanent, and are now in force. Ordinary Civil and Ecclesiastical law. An officer who has original jurisdiction in his own right and not by deputation. Ordinary resolution A resolution passed by a simple majority of members present at a general meeting of a company is known as an Ordinary Resolution. Ordinary shares A share entitling its holder to a dividend, if any, after the payment of the fixed dividend in respect of preference shares. Ordinary shares carry the residual economic value of a company. They carry rights to distribution of profits through dividends, to the surplus assets of a company on a winding up and to votes at general meetings of the company. resolution passed by a simple majority of members present at a general meeting of a company is known as an Ordinary Resolution. Ordination Civil and Ecclesiastical law. The act of conferring the orders of the church upon an individual. Ordonnance de la marine Ore tenus Verbally. orally. Formerly the pleadings of the parties were ore tenus, and the practice is said to have been retained till the reign of Edward the Third. Oregon The name of a territory of the United States of America. This terri- tory was established by the act of congress of August 14, 1848; and this act is the fundamental law of the territory. Organic law The fundamental law of a community or state, whether written or unwritten. Original Contracts, practice, evidence. An authentic instrument of something, and which is to serve as a model or example to be copied or imitated. It also means first, or not deriving any authority from any other source as, original jurisdiction, original writ, original bill, and the like . Original entry The first entry made by a merchant, tradesman, or other person in his account books, charging another with merchandise, materials, work, or labor, or cash, on a contract made between them. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Ordonnance de la marine. If you have a better definition for Ordonnance de la marine than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Ordonnance de la marine may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Ordonnance de la marine and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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