Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
quota — quo·ta / kwō tə/ n [Medieval Latin, from Latin quota pars how great a part] 1: a proportional part or share assigned to each in a body 2: a specific amount that serves as a minimum or maximum a law against traffic ticket quota s Merriam Webster’s … Law dictionary
quota system — See Quota Law … Ballentine's law dictionary
quota — also: import quota Puts limits on the quantity of certain products that can be legally imported into a particular country during a particular time frame. There is a Fixed quota, which is a maximum quantity not to be exceeded, and tariff rate… … Financial and business terms
quota — 01. We caught our [quota] of fish for the day in the first two hours so then we had to stop. 02. He exceeded his [quota] of clams when he went clam digging at the beach, so he had to pay a fine. 03. Every salesman has a minimum [quota] of cars he … Grammatical examples in English
Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… … Universalium
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Racial quota — Racial quotas in employment and education are numerical requirements for hiring, promoting, admitting and/or graduating members of a particular racial group while discriminating other racial groups. These quotas may be determined by governmental… … Wikipedia
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Father's quota — The father s quota (Norwegian, fedrekvote), also referred to as the daddy quota in English,[1][2] is a policy instrument used in Norway, which reserves a part of the parental leave period for fathers (i.e. paternity leave). If the father does not … Wikipedia
Milk quota — A milk quota (or more accurately dairy produce quota) is one of the measures the British government uses to intervene in agriculture. Their purpose is to bring rising milk production under control. Milk quotas are attached to land holdings, and… … Wikipedia
