authorities

authorities: I noun administration, commanders, directors, executives, government, heads, magistratus, management, officeholders, officials, persons in office, persons of commanding influence, potestates, powers that be, rulers, those holding power, those in command, those in control, those of influence, those who rule associated concepts: competent authorities, governmental authorities, lawful authorities, local authorities, municipal authorities, port authorities, turnpike and toll authorities II index bureaucracy, hierarchy (persons in authority)

authorities: n.
Sources used in composing a legal document, such as statutes, cases, restatements, and articles.

authorities: Decided cases, judgments, textbooks or statutes cited as a statement of the law.

authorities: Governmental entities that have been created and delegated with official responsibilities, such as a county highway authority. In legal research and citation, entities cited as sources of law, such as statutes, judicial decisions, and legal textbooks. Parties support their positions in a lawsuit by citing authorities in briefs, motions, and other documents submitted to the court.

authorities: Governmental entities that have been created and delegated with official responsibilities, such as a county highway authority. In legal research and citation, entities cited as sources of law, such as statutes, judicial decisions, and legal textbooks. Parties support their positions in a lawsuit by citing authorities in briefs, motions, and other documents submitted to the court.

authorities: n.

   1) previous decisions by courts of appeal which provide legal guidance to a court on questions in a current lawsuit, which are called "precedents." Legal briefs (written arguments) are often called "points and authorities." Thus, a lawyer "cites" the previously decided cases as "authorities" for his/her legal positions.

   2) a common term for law enforcement, as in "I'm going to call the authorities" (i.e. police).

   See also: brief, cite, decision, precedent

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Synonyms:

Magistrates, rulers, the government, officials, persons in office / Precedents, decisions, judgments / Persons cited as vouchers, commanding scholars or men of science

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authorities — n. 1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit. Syn: government, regime. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Authorities — Authority Au*thor i*ty, n.; pl. {Authorities}. [OE. autorite, auctorite, F. autorit[ e], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See {Author}, n.] 1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
authorities — n. governmental officials civil, civilian; government; local; military; occupation authorities * * * civilian government local military occupation authorities [ governmental officials ] civil … Combinatory dictionary
authorities — Synonyms and related words: John Bull, Uncle Sam, Washington, Whitehall, bureaucracy, directorate, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher ups, management, ministry, officialdom, prelacy, ruling class, ruling classes, the Crown, the Establishment, the … Moby Thesaurus
authorities — auÂ·thorÂ·iÂ·ty || É”Ë Î¸É’rÉ™tÉª n. power, control, jurisdiction ruling government, military authorities; higher ups; bureaucracy … English contemporary dictionary
authorities — vadovybė statusas T sritis profesijos apibrėžtis Vadovaujantieji organizacijos, įstaigos arba institucijos asmenys. atitikmenys: angl. authorities; direction; management pranc. cadres, m; direction, f; dirigeants, m; personnel de direction, m;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
authorities — Citations to constitutions, statutes, precedents, judicial decisions, rules, regulations, textbooks, articles, and the like made on the argument of questions of law (e.g., in briefs, motions, etc.) on the trial of causes before a court, in… … Black's law dictionary
authorities — Citations to constitutions, statutes, precedents, judicial decisions, rules, regulations, textbooks, articles, and the like made on the argument of questions of law (e.g., in briefs, motions, etc.) on the trial of causes before a court, in… … Black's law dictionary
authorities — noun the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (Freq. 10) the government reduced taxes the matter was referred to higher authorities • Syn: ↑government, ↑regime • Derivationally related forms: ↑govern … Useful english dictionary
authorities, table of — n. A list of citations to all the legal sources used in a brief or other legal document. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary

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