act of relinquishing a right
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relinquishing — noun 1. a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. • Syn: ↑relinquishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑relinquish, ↑relinquish (for: ↑relinquishment) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Uniform Firearms Act — The Uniform Firearms Act (UFA) is a set of statutes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that defines the limits of Section 21 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the right to bear arms, which predates the United States Constitution and reads: The… … Wikipedia
Dominion Lands Act — The Dominion Lands Act (short for An Act Respecting the Public Lands of the Dominion) was an 1872 Canadian law that aimed to encourage the settlement of Canada s Prairie provinces. It was closely based on the United States Homestead Act, setting… … Wikipedia
waiver — waiv·er / wā vər/ n [Anglo French, from waiver to waive]: the act of intentionally or knowingly relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege; also: the legal instrument evidencing such an act compare estoppel, forfeiture ◇ Acts… … Law dictionary
cession — ces·sion / se shən/ n 1: an act of ceding: a yielding (as of property) to another: as a in the civil law of Louisiana: assignment or transfer of property rights by a debtor to a creditor b: transfer of liability by an insurer to a reinsurer c:… … Law dictionary
St. Louis v. Myers — SCOTUSCase Litigants=St. Louis v. Myers ArgueDate=November 24 ArgueYear=1884 DecideDate=February 2 DecideYear=1885 FullName=St. Louis v. Myers USVol=113 USPage=566 Citation= Prior= Subsequent= Holding= SCOTUS=1882 1887 Majority= JoinMajority=… … Wikipedia
Resign — Re*sign (r? z?n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resigned} ( z?nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resigning}.] [F. r[ e]signer, L. resignare to unseal, annul, assign, resign; pref. re re + signare to seal, stamp. See {Sign}, and cf. {Resignation}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Resigned — Resign Re*sign (r? z?n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resigned} ( z?nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resigning}.] [F. r[ e]signer, L. resignare to unseal, annul, assign, resign; pref. re re + signare to seal, stamp. See {Sign}, and cf. {Resignation}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Resigning — Resign Re*sign (r? z?n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resigned} ( z?nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resigning}.] [F. r[ e]signer, L. resignare to unseal, annul, assign, resign; pref. re re + signare to seal, stamp. See {Sign}, and cf. {Resignation}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Srinagarindra — Princess Mother of Thailand Srinagarindra in 1925 with her son Ananda Mahidol later King Rama VIII Spouse HRH Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, the Prince of … Wikipedia
