Degree in United States
Degree Definition
(Fr. degre, from Lat. gradus, a step in a stairway; a round of a ladder). A remove or step in the line of descent or consanguinity. The state or civil condition of a person. The ancient English statute of additions, for example, requires that in process, for the better description of a defendant, his state, degree, or mystery shall be mentioned. An honorable state or condition to which a student is advanced in testimony of proficiency in arts and sciences. They are of pontifical origin. See 1 Schmidt, Thesaurus, 144; Vicat, Doctores; Minshew, Diet. “Bachelor”; Merlin, Repert; Van Espen, pt. 1, tit. 10; Giannone, Istoria di Napoli, lib. xi. c. 2, for a full account of this matter.
Degree in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
| Link | Description |
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| Degree | Degree in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Degree | Degree in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Degree | Degree in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Degree | Degree in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Degree | Degree in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Degree | Degree in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Degree | Degree in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Degree | Degree in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Degree | Degree in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Degree | Degree in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Degree | Degree in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Degree | Degree in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Degree | Degree in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Degree | Degree in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Degree | Degree in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Degree | Degree in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Degree | Degree in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
(Fr. degre, from Lat. gradus, a step in a stairway; a round of a ladder). A remove or step in the line of descent or consanguinity. The state or civil condition of a person. The ancient English statute of additions, for example, requires that in process, for the better description of a defendant, his state, degree, or mystery shall be mentioned. An honorable state or condition to which a student is advanced in testimony of proficiency in arts and sciences. They are of pontifical origin. See 1 Schmidt, Thesaurus, 144; Vicat, Doctores; Minshew, Diet. “Bachelor”; Merlin, Repert; Van Espen, pt. 1, tit. 10; Giannone, Istoria di Napoli, lib. xi. c. 2, for a full account of this matter.
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This definition of Degree Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.