Oppression in United States
Oppression Definition
The act of an officer in inflicting upon any person, with improper motive, any bodily harm, imprisonment, or other injury, not constituting extortion. Steph. Dig. art. 119; 4 Q. B. 475. OPTIiVIA ENIiVl EST LEGIS INTERPRES consuetude. Usage is the best interpreter of law. 2 Inst. 18; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 823.
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The act of an officer in inflicting upon any person, with improper motive, any bodily harm, imprisonment, or other injury, not constituting extortion. Steph. Dig. art. 119; 4 Q. B. 475. OPTIiVIA ENIiVl EST LEGIS INTERPRES consuetude. Usage is the best interpreter of law. 2 Inst. 18; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 823.
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Further Reading (Articles)
Oppression and horizontal violence: The case of nurses in Pakistan, Nursing Forum; January 1, 2001; Lee, Marilyn B
Creditors’ Use Of The Oppression Remedy And The Mareva Injunction To Protect Corporate Assets., Mondaq Business Briefing; July 6, 2009
Oppression, Encyclopaedia Judaica; January 1, 2007; Cohn, Haim
Implications of the Equality-of-Oppressions Paradigm for Curriculum Content on People of Color, Journal of Social Work Education; January 1, 2007; Schiele, Jerome H.
ANTI-OPPRESSION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: Implicating Neo-Liberalism, Canadian Social Work Review; January 1, 2011; Wagner, Anne Yee, June Ying
White Counselors’ Conceptualization of Privilege and Oppression: Implications for Counselor Training, Counselor Education and Supervision; June 1, 2004; Hays, Danica G. Chang, Catherine Y. Dean, Jennifer K.
The Oppression Lobby, The American Spectator; May 1, 2005; Klugewicz, Stephen
Creditor Claims Against Corporations and Directors: Canada’s Supreme Court Highlights Importance of the Oppression Remedy., Mondaq Business Briefing; November 18, 2004
Shareholder Oppression in Close Corporations: The Unanswered Question of Perspective, Vanderbilt Law Review; April 1, 2000; Moll, Douglas K.
Shareholder Oppression: No Free Ticket For Forced Sale or Winding Up., Mondaq Business Briefing; April 15, 2010; Sweeney, Charles
When Is A Creditor Not A Complainant Under The Oppression Remedy.(Ontario. Business Corporations Act 1982)(Remo Valente v. Real Estate (1990) Limited v. Portofino Riverside Tower Inc.)(Case overview), Mondaq Business Briefing; January 20, 2012
Put an end to the oppression, New Straits Times; February 28, 2012; David Gibbons
Confronting Oppression, Restoring Justice: From Policy Analysis to Social Action/Emerging Perspectives on Anti-Oppressive Practice, Canadian Social Work Review; July 1, 2005; Clews, Rosemary
Shareholder Oppression – No Divorce Where Marriage Still ‘Commercially Viable’.(Case overview), Mondaq Business Briefing; May 4, 2010; Vojvodic, Snezana
Shareholder Oppression and “Fair Value”: Of Discounts, Dates, and Dastardly Deeds in the Close Corporation, Duke Law Journal; November 1, 2004; Moll, Douglas K.
Facing Structural Inequality: Students’ Orientation to Oppression and Practice with Oppressed Groups, Journal of Social Work Education; January 1, 2012; Hancock, Tina U. Waites, Cheryl Kledaras, Constantine G.
Addressing privilege and oppression in counselor training and practice: a qualitative analysis.(Research), Journal of Counseling and Development : JCD; June 22, 2007; Hays, Danica G. Dean, Jennifer K. Chang, Catherine Y.
Addressing Privilege and Oppression in Counselor Training and Practice: A Qualitative Analysis, Journal of Counseling and Development : JCD; July 1, 2007; Hays, Danica G
The power of perception: Toward a model of cultural oppression and liberation, Journal of Counseling and Development : JCD; October 1, 2000; Hanna, Fred J
Private Company Oppression Remedies Now on Sale in Ontario, Mondaq Business Briefing; July 12, 2012