- ratio law
- A statute providing that the number of' liquor licenses to be granted in a particular area shall not exceed a specified ratio to the number of inhabitants. 30 Am J Rev ed Intox L § 137.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
ratio law
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law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
ratio decidendi — ra·tio de·ci·den·di / rā shē ˌō ˌde sə den ˌdī, rā ˌshō , ˌdā sē den dē/ n [Latin, grounds for deciding]: the principle or rule constituting the basis of a court decision Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. ratio deciden … Law dictionary
ratio decidende — adj. Latin The reason for deciding. The rule of law or principle on which the court s decision is based. See also obiter dicta. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
ratio legis — The reason underlying the law. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations … Law dictionary
ratio — I noun amount, balance, correlation, degree, differential, fixed relation, measure, percentage, perspective, proportion, proportional relation, proportionality, quota, range, relative estimate, relative quantity, scale, share, standard II index… … Law dictionary
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Ratio decidendi — (plural: rationes decidendi) is a Latin phrase meaning the reason (or ratio nale) for the decision. The ratio decidendi is:: [t] he point in a case which determines the judgment [See Black s Law Dictionary, page 1135 (5th ed. 1979).] or: the… … Wikipedia
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Law — (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See {Lie} to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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