(municipal law)
1Municipal law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …
2Municipal law — This article is about a term of art relating to international law. For laws governing municipalities, see Local ordinance. Municipal law is the national, domestic, or internal law of a sovereign state defined in opposition to international law.… …
3municipal law — In the most narrow sense of the term, the law pertaining to municipal corporations. In a more accurate sense, the law of a municipality, a state, even the nation, as distinguished from international law. Strictly, this expression denotes the… …
4municipal law — city law, law that is enforced within a city or local area …
5law — / 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:… …
6municipal — mu·nic·i·pal 1 /myu̇ ni sə pəl/ adj 1: of or relating to the internal affairs of a major political unit (as a nation) was sentenced by a court of municipal, not international, jurisdiction compare domestic 2 a: of, relating to, or characteristic… …
7municipal court — n: a court that sits in some cities and larger towns and that usu. has limited civil and criminal jurisdiction over cases arising within the municipality; also: police court Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
8municipal corporation — see corporation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. municipal corporation …
9municipal bonds — n. Securities sold by a city, county, state, or other local government body to raise money for municipal expenses and projects, payable at a specified future date with interest that is exempt from federal and some state income tax. The Essential… …
10municipal bond — see bond 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
