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executive order n: an order issued by a government's executive on the basis of authority specifically granted to the executive branch (as by the U.S. Constitution or a congressional act)◇ An executive order from the president does not have the force of law until it is printed in the Federal Register.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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n.An order issued by the president interpreting the Constitution or a law.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A declaration by the president or a governor which has the force of law, usually based on existing statutory powers, and requiring no action by the Congress or state legislature.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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A presidential policy directive that implements or interprets a federal statute, a constitutional provision, or a treaty.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
- executive order
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A presidential policy directive that implements or interprets a federal statute, a constitutional provision, or a treaty.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.a President's or Governor's declaration which has the force of law, usually based on existing statutory powers, and requiring no action by the Congress or state legislature.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
