(A) A person who is elected by the board of directors of a corporation or the manager of a limited liability company, to manage the day-to-day operations of the company (such as the President, Secretary or Treasurer.) Most and bylaws of a corporation (or operating agreements of an LLC) require the company to have a president, secretary and treasurer, with some also including a … [Read more...]

A specific criminal charge, there may be higher and lesser offenses. See also offence. … [Read more...]

A person in the court who has some power to administer justice such as a judge and which also includes attorneys. … [Read more...]

In the law relating to nuisances and similar matters, this term means noxious, causing annoyance, discomfort, or painful or disagreeable sensations. As occasionally used in criminal law and statutes, an "offensive weapon" is primarily one. meant and adapted for attack and the infliction of injury, but practically the term includes anything that would come within the description … [Read more...]

civil and canon laws. In the ancient civil law, the person who was the minister of, or attendant upon a magistrate, was called the official. 2. In the canon law, the person to whom the bishop generally commits the charge of his spiritual jurisdiction, bears this name. … [Read more...]