special law — n 1: local law (1a) 2: a law that applies to a particular place or esp. to a particular member or members of a class of persons or things in the same situation but not to the entire class and that is unconstitutional if the classification made is … Law dictionary
Special law — Special Spe cial, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp[ e]cial. See {Species}, and cf. {Especial}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. [1913 Webster] A special is called by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
special law — One relating to particular persons or things; one made for individual cases or for particular places or districts; one operating upon a selected class, rather than upon the public generally. A private law. A law is special when it is different… … Black's law dictionary
Special law to redeem pro-Japanese collaborators' property — Infobox Korean name hangul=친일반민족행위자 재산의 국가귀속에 관한 특별법 hanja=親日反民族行為者 財產의 國家歸屬에 關한 特別法 rr=Chinil Banminjok Haengwija Jaesan ui Gukga Gwisog e Gwanhan TeukbyeolbeopThe special law to redeem pro Japanese collaborators property is a special South… … Wikipedia
special law — noun 1. : private law 2. : a local law applicable to a particular territory in a state or to a particular political subdivision thereof 3. : a law unconstitutional because applying without justifiable reason to a particular member or members of… … Useful english dictionary
special law — See private act; special legislation … Ballentine's law dictionary
special — spe·cial adj 1: distinguished by some unusual quality special circumstances justifying an award of attorney s fees 2: relating to a single thing or class of things: having an individual character or trait owed them a special duty not owed to the… … Law dictionary
law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
special damages — see damage 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. special damages … Law dictionary
special appearance — n: an appearance by a party in court for the sole purpose of challenging the court s assertion of personal jurisdiction over the party compare general appearance ◇ Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the rules of states that have… … Law dictionary
