*" In assessing statutory language, unless words have acquired a peculiar meaning, by virtue of statutory definition or judicial construction, they are to be construed in accordance with their common usage.

") aff'd, 128 Wash. 2d 1, 904 P. 2d 754 ( 1995 ); see also State v. Roberts, 117 Wash. 2d 576, 586, 817 P. 2d 855 ( 1991 ) ( use of certain statutory language in one instance, and different language in another, evinces different legislative intent ) ( citing cases ).

Senators Jeff Merkley ( D-OR ) and Carl Levin ( D-MI ) have written that “ proprietary trading losses ” played “ a central role in bringing the financial system to its knees .” They wrote that the Volcker Rule ’ s proprietary trading ban contained in statutory language they proposed is a “ modern Glass-Steagall ” because Glass-Steagall was both “ over-inclusive ” ( in prohibiting some “ truly client-oriented activities that could be managed by developments in securities and banking law ”) and “ under-inclusive ” in failing to cover derivatives trading.

The university college was given special statutory responsibility under the University College, Galway Act, 1929 in respect of the use of the Irish language as the working language of the college.

Spanish is Puerto Rico's first language, and its citizens hold statutory U. S. citizenship.

The United States has no statutory official language ; English has been used on a de facto basis, owing to its status as the country's predominant language.

Given the focus on intramodal competition and the lack of intermodal competition, there was little concern about statutory or regulatory language that set different regulatory burdens for different technology modes.

Additionally, there was no statutory language providing authority for prior restraint on publication at all.

Major recent developments include the passing to a Latin script from Cyrillic in 1989 and several changes in the statutory name of the language used in Moldova.

They work to change the statutory language so they can cloak franchise standards in the sheep's clothing of ' open standard.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote a dissenting opinion, arguing that a " sensible " reading of the statutory language supported Doe's position.

By examining the structure and history of the statute and the intent of Congress, the court attempted to interpret the statutory language.

In cases where there are concerns that public bodies are not complying with their Welsh language schemes, the Board could hold a statutory investigation.

Gummow's judgments are notable for their careful attention to statutory language and context, and are marked by a thorough and scholarly examination of doctrinal history.

In the cited case, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the language of the assured's insurance contract overruled Ohio's statutory default Make-Whole Doctrine.

The party seeks to alter federal language policy, as it applies within Quebec, so as to eliminate the statutory equality of English that is guaranteed under the Official Languages Act and other federal legislation.

It has been a characteristic of the evolution of responsible government in other parts of the British Empire that the details of the constitution have not been exhaustively defined in statutory language.

A statutory language is a language that a government has declared official by law.

The Model Penal Code suggests statutory language that also recognizes an exception to the usual duty to retreat when the victim of the attack is in his or her own dwelling or place of work.

Section 381(a) applies only to a transfer by liquidation of a subsidiary owned to the extent of at least 80 per cent, a statutory merger or consolidation, an acquisition of substantially all a corporation's assets solely in exchange for voting stock, or a change of identity, form, or place of organization.

`` When and if it can do so without jeopardizing constitutional and statutory tax-exemption privileges essential to the maintenance of its educational program and facilities, Emory University will consider applications of persons desiring to study or work at the University without regard to race, color or creed, continuing university policy that all applications shall be considered on the basis of intellectual and moral standards and other criteria designed to assure the orderly and effective conduct of the university and the fulfillment of its mission as an institution of Christian higher education ''.

An abettor differs from an accessory in that he must be present at the commission of the crime ; all abettors ( with certain exceptions ) are principals, and, in the absence of specific statutory provision to the contrary, are punishable to the same extent as the actual perpetrator of the offence.

Some jurisdictions classify as violent certain property crimes involving a strong likelihood of psychological trauma to the property owner ; for example, Virginia treats both common-law burglary ( the breaking and entering of a dwelling house at night with the intent to commit larceny, assault and battery, or any felony therein ) and statutory burglary ( breaking and entering with further criminal intent but without the dwelling-house or time elements, such that the definition applies to break-ins at any time and of businesses as well as of dwelling houses ) as felonies.

However, some legal scholars criticize this, because generally, in the legal systems of Continental Europe where the maxim was first developed, " penal law " was taken to mean statutory penal law, so as to create a guarantee to the individual, considered as a fundamental right, that he would not be prosecuted for an action or omission that was not considered a crime according to the statutes passed by the legislators in force at the time of the action or omission, and that only those penalties that were in place when the infringement took place would be applied.

WCPT recommends physical therapist entry-level educational programs be based on university or university-level studies, of a minimum of four years, independently validated and accredited as being at a standard that accords graduates full statutory and professional recognition.

Most whiskies are sold at or near an alcoholic strength of 40 % abv, which is the statutory minimum in some countries – although the strength can vary, and cask-strength whisky may have as much as twice that alcohol percentage.

The First Transcontinental Railroad ( known originally as the " Pacific Railroad " and later as the " Overland Route ") was a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs, Iowa / Omaha, Nebraska ( via Ogden, Utah, and Sacramento, California ) with the Pacific Ocean at Oakland, California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco.

The Sejm grants the Council of Ministers vote of no confidence by a majority vote of the statutory number of Representatives at the motion put forward by at least 46 Representatives and naming a new candidate to the post of the Prime Minister ( so called constructive vote of no confidence ).

He also has the opportunity to directly influence it by using his veto to stop a bill ; however, his veto can be overruled by a three-fifths majority vote in the presence of at least half of the statutory number of members of the Sejm ( 230 ).

( A physical connection between Omaha, Nebraska and the statutory Eastern terminus of the Pacific road at Council Bluffs, Iowa located immediately across the Missouri River was also not finally established until the opening of UPRR railroad bridge across the river on March 25, 1873, prior to which transfers were made by ferry operated by the Council Bluffs & Nebraska Ferry Company.

The Sex Discrimination Act ( 1975 ) gave women the right in principle to equal access to jobs and equal treatment at work with men, while the Employment Protection Act introduced statutory maternity leave.

Most allotment land, which could be sold after a statutory period of 25 years, was eventually sold to non-Native buyers at bargain prices.

His freewheeling, hedonistic lifestyle caught up with him in 1942 when two under-age girls, Betty Hansen and Peggy Satterlee, accused him of statutory rape, alleging that the event occurred at the Bel Air home of Flynn's friend Frederick McEvoy.

" court is to apply the law in effect at the time it renders its decision, unless doing so would result in manifest injustice, or there is statutory direction or some legislative history to the contrary.

One view of the statutory purpose, urged for example by Justice Douglas, was that the goal was not only to protect consumers, but at least as importantly to prohibit the use of power to control the marketplace.

Students at the statutory colleges have the benefit of state-subsidized tuition while receiving all of the campus life amenities of the host institutions.

On November 14, the statutory deadline, the Florida Circuit Court ruled that the seven-day deadline was mandatory, but that the counties could amend their returns at a later date.

Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to government at a subnational level, such as a regional, local, or state level.

For the term commencing on January 3, 2011, the Clark County Board of Commissioners set a schedule of salaries for constables in that county ranging from $ 1000 to $ 2050 per year plus statutory fees per NRS 258. 125 except for the Las Vegas Township Constable whose salary is fixed at $ 103, 456 per year.

SBS's commercial breaks remained at their existing statutory limit of five minutes per hour, as opposed to the fifteen minutes per hour permitted on Australia's fully commercial stations.

The FDIC elected to request the prepayment so that the banks could recognize the expense over three years, instead of drawing down banks ’ statutory capital abruptly, at the time of the assessment.