of Confederation in 1781, adopting (1787) a new constitution that went into effect after 1789. The nation soon began to expand westward. Growing tensions over the issue of black slavery divided the country along geographic lines, sparking the secession of the South and the Civil War (1861-...
In human government: (a) An organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community. (b) Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and...
Federal service Also found in:Thesaurus,Medical,Encyclopedia. A term applied to National Guard members and units when called to active duty to serve the Federal Government under Article I, Section 8 and Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution and the US Code, title 10 (Department of Defense...
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“It was only after this rigorous and open process of consultation, fully in accordance with the Federal Constitution, that His Majesty exercised his discretion under the Federal Constitution to appoint a new Prime Minister,” the palace, Istana Negara, said in a statement. From Reuters He amasse...
Mujahid reiterated that the ratification will not affect the laws enshrined in the Federal Constitution, unless approved by Parliament. Ratifying anti-discrimination treaty not instant end to Malay position, minister says Liberia's Instrument of Ratification signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, His...
TO DELIBERATE. To examine, to consult, in order to form an opinion. Thus, a jury deliberate as to their verdict. A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856. Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, ...
Even, it [justice] is as the sun on a flat plain; uneven, it strikes like the sun on a thicket —Malay proverb Injustice … gathers like dust under everything —Rainer Maria Rilke Just as a sentence meted out by a kangaroo court —Anon Justice … inevitable as the law of cause and...
1.to bring under the control of a federal government. 2.to bring together in a federal union, as different states. [1795–1805] fed`er•al•i•za′tion,n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House,...
1.To organize or arrange systematically, especially in writing:"Arguments for the existence of God have been codified for centuries by theologians"(Richard Dawkins). 2.To establish or express in a conventional form or standard formulation:"The unification of motion and rest ... was proposed by ...