STOCKHOLDERS
an meeting of stockholders to elect officers and conducting business that requires action and consent.
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an meeting of stockholders to elect officers and conducting business that requires action and consent.
the term that is given to a man who is cohabiting and living with a woman who have not been joined by marriage. See common-law wife.
the term applied to a law suit that will annul a marriage. Also known a nullity suit.
a rule that orders a party to show why he has not carried out certain acts or why they should not be carried out.
This phrase relates to a suspended sentence that has no conditions or terms attached by the court.
a tax that is not levied on the value of property but on another consideration.
a rule in some states where the death penalty is used that at least 2 or more witnesses need to testify to a persons guilt.
where the consent of a minor is taken in an emergency and when no next of kin can be found in time.
the term applied to a sentence that runs at the same time as another sentence. See concurrent sentence.
the name that is used to describe a non-profit corporation.
a term that is given to the proposal that will end a dispute and does away with a law suit.
the term given to the buy and sell orders that make a wash sale.
An opinion that is given by another authority that is in agreeance and upholds the opinion of the first authority.
a term that is used to describe the person who commits a criminal act.
an expression used by the plaintiff claiming he has given money to the defendant who should return it.
The term that is used to describe an application to a judge that a verdict be rendered.
a sentence that is for a non-specified period of time and will state fro not less than and not more than.
a clause found in a public contract with a private contractor where he is not allowed to discriminate when hiring employees.
the practice in a case or a question of law that is referred to by a lower court to a higher court to make a decision.
a term that is a popular expression for an attorney who is sly and crafty in his practicing of the law.