be effective as law
1effective date — The date at which a contract or statutory obligation commences. The effective date may be different than the date a contract is signed or a statute is enacted. For example, the effective date for the Copyright Act of 1976 is January 1, 1978.… …
2effective — ef·fec·tive adj 1: producing a desired effect an effective revocation of the contract 2: capable of bringing about an effect effective assistance of counsel see also ineffective assistance o …
3effective assistance of counsel — The right of a criminal defendant or appellant to have competent legal representation, whether the lawyer was appointed by the court or retained by the defendant. In general, competent legal representation is without errors that would result in… …
4effective rate — Another name for annual percentage rate that refers to the amount of yearly interest to be charged by a lender on the money borrowed by a debtor. In federal income tax law, the actual tax rate that an individual taxpayer pays based upon his or… …
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:… …
6effective date of termination — (EDT) An employee s period of continuous employment will end on the effective date of termination, which is normally the last day of employment, but may be a later date (section 97, ERA 1996). Related links continuous employment …
7effective assignment — see assignment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
8law of the land — 1: the established law of a nation or region 2: due process Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
9effective before — index retroactive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10effective help — index remedy (legal means of redress) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
