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draft — 1 n 1: a preliminary version of something (as a law) 2 a: a system for or act of selecting individuals from a group (as for military service) b: the act or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without his or her… … Law dictionary
originate — orig·i·nate /ə ri jə ˌnāt/ vb nat·ed, nat·ing vt: to give rise to; specif: to issue (a mortgage loan) usu. for subsequent sale in a pool of mortgage loans to a secondary market compare service vi: to take or have origin orig·i·na·tion /ə ˌri jə… … Law dictionary
Public Law 110-343 — (known as H.R. 1424 prior to enactment) is an Act of Congress signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on October 3, 2008. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/10/20081003 17.html White House Press Release] October 3, 2008.] [… … Wikipedia
Roman law — is the legal system of ancient Rome. As used in the West the term commonly refers to legal developments prior to the Roman/Byzantine state s adopting Greek as its official language in the 7th century. As such the development of Roman law covers… … Wikipedia
bill — n 1: a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment; also: the law itself the GI bill ap·pro·pri·a·tions bill /ə ˌprō prē ā shənz /: a bill providing money for government expenses and programs ◇ Appropriations bills originate in the… … Law dictionary
frame — vt framed, fram·ing 1: to formulate the contents of and draw up (as a document) in the two hundred years since our Constitution was framed W. J. Brennan, Jr. 2: to contrive the evidence against (as an innocent person) so that a verdict of guilty… … Law dictionary
make — I verb accomplish, achieve, actualize, assemble, attain, author, beget, bring about, bring forth, bring into being, bring into existence, bring to effect, bring to pass, build, call into being, call into existence, carry into effect, carry into… … Law dictionary
invent — in·vent vt: to create or produce for the first time in·ven·tor n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. invent … Law dictionary
plan — n 1: a diagram of an area of land (as a subdivision) filed in the registry of deeds see also plot plan 2: a detailed program; esp: one made under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code that places future earnings under the control of a trustee,… … Law dictionary
compose — I verb accomplish, achieve, actualize, arrange, author, be responsible, be the agent, be the cause of, be the reason, bring about, bring into being, bring into effect, bring into existence, build, call into being, call into existence, carry into… … Law dictionary
conceive — I (comprehend) verb absorb, accept, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, conceptualize, conjure up, digest, discern, envisage, envision, fathom, figure out, form a conception, grasp, have an idea, ideate, image, imagine, know, perceive, picture,… … Law dictionary
