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  • Act of State

    Act of State in United States Act Of State Definition An act done by the sovereign power of a country, or by its delegate, within the limits of the power vested in him. An act of state cannot be questioned or made the subject of legal proceedings ip a court of law. This concept of…

  • Act of State

    Act of State in United States Act Of State Definition An act done by the sovereign power of a country, or by its delegate, within the limits of the power vested in him. An act of state cannot be questioned or made the subject of legal proceedings ip a court of law. This concept of…

  • Andean Pact

    Andean Pact in the United States Andean Pact in the International Business Landscape Definition of Andean Pact in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: Customs union composed of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

  • Andean Pact

    Andean Pact in the United States Andean Pact in the International Business Landscape Definition of Andean Pact in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: Customs union composed of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

  • Acquittal

    Acquittal in the United States Formal certification that a person is not guilty of a criminal charge. An acquittal is a finding of fact by a jury or a judge that the state has not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the charged offense. A case dismissed before trial […]

  • Acquittal

    Acquittal in the United States Formal certification that a person is not guilty of a criminal charge. An acquittal is a finding of fact by a jury or a judge that the state has not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the charged offense. A case dismissed before trial […]

  • Arbitration Evidence

    Arbitration Evidence in the United States Arbitration Evidence, Putting Your Best Case Forward This section examines the Arbitration Evidence, Putting Your Best Case Forward subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, other key elements related to trials, such as personal injury, […]

  • Arbitration Evidence

    Arbitration Evidence in the United States Arbitration Evidence, Putting Your Best Case Forward This section examines the Arbitration Evidence, Putting Your Best Case Forward subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, other key elements related to trials, such as personal injury, […]

  • Act

    Act in the United States Act Definition in the Legislative Process The following is a definition of Act, by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): Legislation enacted into law. A bill that has passed both houses of the legislature, been enrolled, ratified, signed by the governor […]

  • Antitrust Law

    Antitrust Law in the United States Legal Materials The CCH Trade Regulation Reporter compiles most of the relevant primary U.S. legal materials, including FTC complaints and orders and some Department of Justice materials. The Reporter is available in print as a multi-volume looseleaf and […]

  • Antitrust Law

    Antitrust Law in the United States Legal Materials The CCH Trade Regulation Reporter compiles most of the relevant primary U.S. legal materials, including FTC complaints and orders and some Department of Justice materials. The Reporter is available in print as a multi-volume looseleaf and […]

  • African Slaves

    African Slaves in the United States Resources See Also Further Reading British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Proceedings of the general Anti-Slavery Convention, called by the committee of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, and held in London, … June, 1840. London, 1841. […]

  • African Slaves

    African Slaves in the United States Resources See Also Further Reading British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Proceedings of the general Anti-Slavery Convention, called by the committee of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, and held in London, … June, 1840. London, 1841. […]

  • Andrew Jackson

    Andrew Jackson in United States President Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress ‘On Indian Removal’ (1830) On December 6, 1830, in a message to Congress, President Andrew Jackson called for the relocation of eastern Native American tribes to land west of the Mississippi River, in order to open […]

  • Administrative Agency

    Administrative Agency in the United States Administrative Agency in Environmental Law An administrative division of government created either by the executive head of the government (the president for federal agencies, the governor for state agencies) or by the legislative branch. Some […]