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Codicil
CODICIL A document that is executed by a person who had previously made his or her will, to modify, delete, qualify, or revoke provisions contained in it. A codicil effectuates a change in an existing will without requiring that the will be reexecuted. The maker of the codicil identifies the will... Read more |
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Maker
MAKER One who makes, frames, executes, or ordains; as a lawmaker, or the maker of a promissory note. One who signs a note to borrow and, as such, assumes the obligation to pay the note when due. The person who creates or executes a note, that is, issues it, and in signing the instrument makes the... Read more |
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executive
executive one who carries out the will or plan of another person or of a group. In government , the term refers not only to the chief administrative officer but to all others who execute the laws and to them as a group. In modern government, the executive also formulates and carries out... Read more |
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execute
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Levy
LEVY To assess; raise; execute; exact; tax; collect; gather; take up; seize. Thus, to levy a tax; to levy a nuisance; to levy a fine; to levy war; to levy an execution, i.e., to levy or collect a sum of money on an execution. A seizure. The obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and... Read more |
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executive privilege
executive privilege exemption of the executive branch of government, or its officers, from having to give evidence, specifically, in U.S. law, the exemption of the president from disclosing information to congressional inquiries or the judiciary. Claims of executive privilege are usually invoked to... Read more |
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Attestation
ATTESTATION The act of attending the execution of a document and bearing witness to its authenticity, by signing one's name to it to affirm that it is genuine. The certification by a custodian of records that a copy of an original document is a true copy that is demonstrated by his or her signature... Read more |
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First Executive Corp
First Executive Corporation 11444 West Olympic BoulevardLos Angeles, California 90064U.S.A.(213) 312-1000Fax: (213) 477-3279 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1964Employees: 1,050Assets: $19.26 billionStock Exchange: NASDAQ Incorporated in 1969, First Executive Corporation (FE) is a holding company... Read more |
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Riot
RIOT A disturbance of the peace by several persons, assembled and acting with a common intent in executing a lawful or unlawful enterprise in a violent and turbulent manner. Riot, rout, and unlawful assembly are related offenses, yet they are separate and distinct. A rout differs from a riot in... Read more |
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execution
execution Capital punishment has, historically, been a mainstay of most systems of judicial punishment, although it is only recently that systematic work has been carried out by historians either on the incidence of the use of the death penalty, or on its broader cultural significance. If we confine... Read more |
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