Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
special — spe·cial adj 1: distinguished by some unusual quality special circumstances justifying an award of attorney s fees 2: relating to a single thing or class of things: having an individual character or trait owed them a special duty not owed to the… … Law dictionary
special assessment — A local assessment; the levy of a burden upon property within a limited area for the payment for a local improvement supposed to be for the benefit of all property within the area. 48 Am J1st Spec A § 3. The word tax as it is used in a statute is … Ballentine's law dictionary
Special education in the United States — Special education programs in the United States were made mandatory in 1975 when the United States Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) in response to discriminatory treatment by public educational agencies against … Wikipedia
Special assessment tax — Special assessment is the term used in the United States to designate a unique charge government units can assess against real estate parcels for certain public projects. This charge is levied in a specific geographic area known as a Special… … Wikipedia
special interest — special interest, adj. a body of persons, corporation, or industry that seeks or receives benefits or privileged treatment, esp. through legislation. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
Special needs trust — A special needs trust is created to ensure that beneficiaries who are disabled or mentally ill can enjoy the use of property which is intended to be held for their benefit. In addition to personal planning reasons for such a trust (the person may … Wikipedia
Special Forces — Schulterabzeichen der Green Berets einschließlich der oberhalb angebrachten Sprung und Sondereinsatz qualifikations Bänder … Deutsch Wikipedia
Special Forces Command (Airborne) — Schulterabzeichen der Green Berets einschließlich der oberhalb angebrachten Sprung und Sondereinsatz qualifikations Bänder … Deutsch Wikipedia
Special constable — A special (police) constable (SC or SPC) is a law enforcement officer who is not a regular member of a police force, but is a member of a volunteer police auxiliary. Many police departments are complemented by a Special Constabulary, members of… … Wikipedia
Special Frontier Force — The Special Frontier Force (SFF) is a paramilitary unit of India. It was conceived in the post Sino Indian war period as a guerrilla force composed mainly of Tibetan refugees whose main goal was to conduct covert operations behind Chinese lines… … Wikipedia
