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In Louisiana this name is given. to certain officers who collectively exercise jurisdiction in certain cases of police as levying taxes, regulating roads, … [Read more...] about POLICE JURY

n. A head; an individual person; a register of persons. In the law of elections, a list or register of heads or individuals who may vote in an election; the aggregate of those who actually cast their votes at the election, excluding those who stay away. De Soto Parish v. Williams, 49 La. Ann. 422, 21 South. 647,37 L. R. A. 761. See, also, POLLS. … [Read more...] about POLL (NOUN)

A law enforcement officer that is an employee of a state, city or municipality. … [Read more...] about POLICE OFFICER

v. In practice. To single out one by one, of a number of persons. To examine each juror separately, after a verdict has been given, as to his concurrence in the verdict 1 Burrill, Pr. 238. … [Read more...] about POLL (VERB)

In the law of elections. The excess of the votes cast for one candidate over those cast for any other. Where there are only two candidates, he who receives the greater number of the votes cast is said to have a majority; when there are more than two competitors for the same office, the person who receives the greatest number of votes has a plurality, but he has not a majority … [Read more...] about PLURALITY