vested rights
11Vested Property Act (Bangladesh) — The Vested Property Act was a controversial law in Bangladesh that allowed the Government to confiscate property from individuals it deemed as an enemy of the state . Before independence it was known as the Enemy Property Act and is still… …
12RIGHTS, HUMAN — The following article deals with the subject of human rights, their essence and the contents of various fundamental rights as reflected in the sources of Jewish Law. The interpretation of Israel s Basic Laws concerning human rights in accordance… …
13Vested Benefit — A financial incentive of employment that an employee is fully entitled to. Employers sometimes offer their employees benefits that they acquire full ownership of gradually or suddenly, as they accumulate more time with the company. This process… …
14vested interests — /vɛstəd ˈɪntrəsts/ (say vestuhd intruhsts) plural noun 1. personal interests or rights in a system, institution, or the like, usually protected by law or custom. 2. the persons, groups, etc., who have acquired rights or powers by which they are… …
15vested water rights — See accrued water rights …
16vested — adj. guaranteed by law; permanently endowed, inalienable; clothed or robed (especially in ecclesiastical vestments) vest n. sleeveless garment that is usually worn over a shirt and often under a suit jacket, waistcoat; sleeveless garment worn for …
17accrued water rights — Rights in waters which have vested prior to the adoption of enactment of a constitutional or statutory provision affecting the right of appropriation. 56 Am J1st Wat § 295 …
18National human rights institutions — (NHRIs) are administrative bodies set up in to protect or monitor human rights in a given country. The growth of such bodies has been encouraged by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) which has provided… …
19Virginia Declaration of Rights — [ right|thumb|George Mason was the principal author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights.] The Virginia Declaration of Rights is a document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent natural rights of men, including the right to rebel against… …
20states' rights — the rights belonging to the various states, esp. with reference to the strict interpretation of the Constitution, by which all rights not delegated by the Constitution to the federal government belong to the states. [1790 1800, Amer.] * * *… …
