A letter of marque is a government license authorizing the bearer to engage in privateering. Holders of these commissions were entitled to outfit private warships for the purposes of sinking or capturing vessels belonging to enemy nations....
government
liberty
The term “liberty” appears in the due process clauses of both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution. As used in the Constitution, liberty means freedom from arbitrary and unreasonable restraint upon an individual. Freedom...
licensor
A party granting a license. To grant a valid license, licensors must possess the legal power to convey the limited rights provided by the license. For example, a public entity must have the authority to grant marriage licenses for...
line-item veto
A line-item veto is a type of veto power that allows the executive to cancel specific parts of a bill (usually spending provisions) while signing into law the rest of the bill. While states give their governors a line-item veto, the Supreme...
liquefied natural gas rates
Liquefied natural gas rates are prices that natural gas companies charge for transportation or sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG). LNG is natural gas that is cooled to its liquid state for safer and easier transportation or storage. Rates...
Local government - State statutes
Alabama (see Title 11, Chapter 3) Alaska Arizona Arkansas (see Title 14) California (see Title 5) Colorado (searchable index - Title 29) Connecticut Delaware (see generally Title 9) Florida (see generally Titles XI and XII ) Georgia (...
maintenance of membership
Maintenance of membership agreements are a type of union security agreement in which employees that are union members at the signing of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) must remain union members until they are no longer part of the...
majority
Generally, a majority means a number greater than half of the total, in other words more than 50%. During elections, this is called an absolute majority. Candidates could also only require a relative majority or a qualified majority, depending on the...
malfeasance
Malfeasance is an act that is illegal and causes physical or monetary harm to someone else. Malfeasance is intentional conduct that is wrongful or unlawful, especially by officials or public employees.
In the context of tort law, “...mandamus
A (writ of) mandamus is an order from a court to an inferior government official ordering the government official to properly fulfill their official duties or correct an abuse of discretion. See e.g. Cheney v. United States Dist. Court For D....