Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
Compelling state interest — The compelling state interest test is a test used by the US Federal Courts in due process and equal protection claims (all claims with Constitutional bases, actually) under the Fourteenth Amendment for state action and under the Fifth Amendment… … Wikipedia
compelling state interest — see interest 3a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
compelling state interest test — >> compelling interest test. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
interest — in·ter·est / in trəst; in tə rəst, ˌrest/ n [probably alteration of earlier interesse, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, to be between, make a difference, concern, from inter between, among + esse to be] 1: a right, title, claim … Law dictionary
state — state, the state The state is a distinct set of institutions that has the authority to make the rules which govern society . It has, in the words of Max Weber, a ‘monopoly on legitimate violence’ within a specific territory. Hence, the state… … Dictionary of sociology
state — n often attrib 1 a: a politically organized body of people usu. occupying a definite territory; esp: one that is sovereign b: the political organization that has supreme civil authority and political power and serves as the basis of government… … Law dictionary
compelling state interest — One which the state is forced or obliged to protect. Coleman v. Coleman, 32 Ohio St.2d 155, 291 N.E.2d 530, 534. Term used to uphold state action in the face of attack grounded on Equal Protection or First Amendment rights because of serious need … Black's law dictionary
compelling state interest — One which the state is forced or obliged to protect. Coleman v. Coleman, 32 Ohio St.2d 155, 291 N.E.2d 530, 534. Term used to uphold state action in the face of attack grounded on Equal Protection or First Amendment rights because of serious need … Black's law dictionary
interest — The most general term that can be employed to denote a right, claim, title, or legal share in something. In its application to real estate or things real, it is frequently used in connection with the terms estate, right, and title. More… … Black's law dictionary
interest — The most general term that can be employed to denote a right, claim, title, or legal share in something. In its application to real estate or things real, it is frequently used in connection with the terms estate, right, and title. More… … Black's law dictionary
