Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
Primary authority — A Primary authority is a document that establishes the law on a particular issue, such as a case decision or legislative act. The search for applicable primary authority is an important part of the process of legal research.In the United States,… … Wikipedia
AUTHORITY, RABBINICAL — AUTHORITY, RABBINICAL, the authority of the halakhic scholars in maintaining the creativeness and development of Jewish law, by means of its legal sources. Development of the Law An important tenet of Judaism and a guiding principle of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
authority — au·thor·i·ty n pl ties 1: an official decision of a court used esp. as a precedent 2 a: a power to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office the authority of the president; also: jurisdiction b: the power to act … Law dictionary
primary information provider — Services that have been approved by the Financial Services Authority to act as Regulatory Information Services. They disseminate the full text of regulatory announcements required by the Listing Rules and Disclosure Rules on behalf of listed… … Law dictionary
Primary Urban Area — A Primary Urban Area or PUA is an area defined by the Department for Communities and Local Government in the United Kingdom as a statistical tool for analysing the major cities of England, originating as part of their State of the English Cities… … Wikipedia
Authority control — For Authority Control in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Authority control. Authority control is the practice of creating and maintaining index terms for bibliographic material in a catalog in library and information science. Authority control fulfills… … Wikipedia
Primary education — A large elementary school in Magome, Japan … Wikipedia
primary — First; principal; chief; leading. First in order of time, or development, or in intention. As to primary conveyance primary election primary obligation primary vein, see those titles @ primary activity Concerted action such as a strike or… … Black's law dictionary
Primary Care Group — (PCG) one of a number of groups of local health care and social care professionals, patients, and Health Authority representatives who take devolved responsibility for the health care needs of their local community. The PCGs aim to improve the… … Medical dictionary
Primary schools in Watford — This page provides brief details of primary schools in the Watford urban area, comprising the borough of Watford together with adjoining suburban areas within the Three Rivers and Hertsmere districts in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.All… … Wikipedia
