statutes at large

statutes at large
An official compilation of the acts and resolutions of each session of Congress published by the Office of the Federal Register in the National Archives and Record Service.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


statutes at large
An official compilation of the acts and resolutions of each session of Congress published by the Office of the Federal Register in the National Archives and Record Service.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • at large — index free (not restricted) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 at large …   Law dictionary

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