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legal authority — See lawbook; precedent … Ballentine's law dictionary
Rational-legal authority — (also known as rational authority, legal authority, rational domination, legal domination, or bureaucratic authority) is a form of leadership in which the authority of an organization or a ruling regime is largely tied to legal rationality, legal … Wikipedia
band of men armed with legal authority — index posse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
force armed with legal authority — index posse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sanctioned by legal authority — index legitimate (rightful) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
without legal authority — index illegally Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Legal writing — is a type of technical writing used by legislators, lawyers, judges, and others in law to express legal analysis and legal rights and duties. Its distinguishing features include reliance on and citation to authority, importance of precedent,… … Wikipedia
Legal citation signals — are a set of brief abbreviated phrases or words used to clarify the authority or significance of a legal citation as it relates to a proposition. Signals help a reader quickly discern meaning or usefulness of a particular reference when the… … Wikipedia
Legal research in the United States — What is Legal Research? Legal research is the process of identifying and retrieving information necessary to support legal decision making. In its broadest sense, legal research includes each step of a course of action that begins with an… … Wikipedia
Authority — In politics, authority (Latin auctoritas , used in Roman law as opposed to potestas and imperium ) is often used interchangeably with the term power . However, their meanings differ: while power refers to the ability to achieve certain ends,… … Wikipedia
