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GOOD FAITH BARGAINING

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Honest bargaining efforts that are made with good intentions and without corruption, fraud or bias. … [Read more...]

GOUT

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In medical jurisprudence. An inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, characterized or caused by an excess of uric acid in the blood; usually, but not invariably, occurring in the Joints of the feet, and then specifically called "podagra." … [Read more...]

GRADUS

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This is a Latin word, literally signifying a step; figuratively it is used to designate a person in the ascending or descending line, in genealogy; a degree. In the civil and old English law. A measure of space. A degree of relationship. A step or degree generally; e.g., gradus honorum, degrees of honor. Vicat A pulpit; a year; a generation. Du Cange. A port; any place where a … [Read more...]

GOVERN

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To rule or regulate or control. … [Read more...]

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