Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
reference — ref·er·ence / re frəns, fə rəns/ n 1: an act of referring; specif: mention or citation of one document (as a statute) in another a municipality may adopt by reference all or a part of this title Alaska Statutes see also incorporate 2 … Law dictionary
statute — A formal written enactment of a legislative body, whether federal, state, city, or county. An act of the legislature declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a particular law enacted and established by the will of the legislative… … Black's law dictionary
Statute law — Law 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reference re Secession of Quebec — SCCInfoBox case name=Reference re Secession of Quebec full case name=Reference re Secession of Quebec heard date=February 16 19, 1998 decided date=August 20, 1998 citations= [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217; 1998 CanLII 793 (S.C.C.); (1998), 161 D.L.R. (4th)… … Wikipedia
European Company Statute — The Council Regulation on the Statute for a European Company of the European Union was adopted October 8 2001. [ Official Journal of the European Union L 294, 10 November 2001, pp. 1 21.] [ [http://europa.eu/eur lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2001/l 294/l… … Wikipedia
Anti-Gag Statute — The anti gag statute is a little known legal boundary in the long struggle between Executive branch secrecy and Congress and the public’s right to know. [cite web | title=Justice Department Opens NSA Leak Probe |… … Wikipedia
Review Conference of the International Criminal Court Statute — A Review Conference of the International Criminal Court Statute is due to take place sometime after July 2009 to consider amendments to the treaty that founded the International Criminal Court.The International Criminal Court was established in… … Wikipedia
penal statute — A statute which defines and prescribes the punishment for a criminal offense. A statute which provides a penalty enforceable in a civil action. A statute, such as a wrongful death statute, providing for an assessment of damages with reference to… … Ballentine's law dictionary
validity of statute — The effectiveness of a statute in reference to constitutionality, the power of the Congress or a legislature to enact the statute, the manner of enactment, and the form of the statute. 50 Am J1st Stat § 47 1. The validity of a statute is drawn in … Ballentine's law dictionary
counting upon a statute — In pleading, making express reference to a statute; as by the words, against the form of the statute, or by force of the statute, in such case made and provided. Hart v Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. 6 W Va 336, 348 … Ballentine's law dictionary
