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SUBSTANTIVE LAW

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Statutory or written law that controls the rights and actions of the all persons within the jurisdiction. The codes of law such as the Penal Code and the Lanham Act governing trademark law are examples of substantive law. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition That part of the law which the courts are established to administer, as opposed to the rules according to which … [Read more...]

SUBURBANI

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Lat. In old English law. Husbandmen. … [Read more...]

SUBSTITUTE

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contracts. One placed under another to transact business for him; in letters of attorney, power is generally given to the attorney to nominate and appoint a substitute. 2. Without such power, the authority given to one person cannot in general be delegated to another, because it is a personal trust and confidence, and is not therefore transmissible. The authority is given to … [Read more...]

SUBVASSORES

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In old Scotch law. Base holders; inferior holders; they who held their lands of knights, Skene. … [Read more...]

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