Land office

Land office

A government office in which sales of public land are recorded.

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land office

Law; Legal

A government office in which sales of public land are recorded.

land office

Earth science; Mapping science

A US Government office in which the entries upon and sales of public land are registered, and other business respecting the public lands is transacted.

general land office

Earth science; Mapping science

Formerly, an office of the United States government, a division of the Department of the Interior and originally constituted by Act of Congress in 1812, and having charge of all ...

land office business

Language; Slang

A large amount of business done in a short period of time. * We always do a land office business at this time of year. * We keep going. Never do land office business—just enough ...

office

Architecture; Architecture contemporaine

An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it.

office

Travel; Travel sites

An office is a business unit that is physically co-located. It is comprised of persons, some of which may be agents. Those agents may belong to one or more agencies. The identity ...

answer

Law; Legal

The document that responds to the allegations in a complaint; must be filed within a specific period of time after service has been effectuated.

appellate level court

Law; Legal

Appellate courts review the records of trial court decision to determine whether the trial court erred.

amicus curiae

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It is a legal memo filed by a non-party who has information or opinions that may be instructive to the court.

amnesty

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Amnesty is the clearing of a record; similar to a pardon.Amnesty is as though the act never happened.

prayer for relief

Law; Legal

Prayer for relief is also called as ad damnum clause. It is the element of the complaint that asks for damages.

advance sheet

Law; Legal

Advance sheet is a pamphlet that comes out in advance of the hardbound volume; most commonly used by case law books.

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