public prior use

  • 1prior use principle — The rule that property devoted to a public use is not subject to condemnation under the power of eminent domain for the same use, since no public use or public necessity can be served by such a taking. 26 Am J2d Em D § 93 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 2PUBLIC AUTHORITY — PUBLIC AUTHORITY, in the context of this article, a term referring to an authoritative body composed of representatives of the public – whether appointed or elected by the latter – and entrusted with the duty and power to arrange various matters… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 3use — 1 / yüs/ n 1 a: an arrangement in which property is granted to another with the trust and confidence that the grantor or another is entitled to the beneficial enjoyment of it see also trust; statute of uses in the important laws section ◇ Uses… …

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  • 4prior — I /prayar/ The former; earlier; preceding; preferable or preferred II noun The chief of a convent; next in dignity to an abbot III adj Earlier; elder; preceding; superior in rank, right, or time; as, a prior lien, mortgage, or judgment @ prior… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 5Prior art — Patent law (patents for inventions) …

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  • 6public use — Eminent domain. The constitutional and statutory basis for taking property by eminent domain. For condemnation purposes, public use is one which confers some benefit or advantage to the public; it is not confined to actual use by public. It is… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 7Public sex — Martin van Maele s print Francion 15 depicts a couple engaging in foreplay outdoors …

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  • 8Prior restraint — is a legal term referring to a government s actions that prevent materials from being published. Censorship that requires a person to seek governmental permission in the form of a license or imprimatur before publishing anything constitutes prior …

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  • 9Prior appropriation water rights — Prior appropriation water rights, sometimes known as the Colorado Doctrine in reference to the U.S. Supreme Court case Wyoming v. Colorado, is a system of allocating water rights from a water source that is markedly different from Riparian water… …

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  • 10Public Health Genomics — is the utilization of genomics information to benefit public health. This is visualized as more effective personalised preventive care and disease treatments with better specificity, targeted to the genetic makeup of each patient. (Bellagio Group …

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