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• Weights and Measures Act (R.S. 1985) — is a Canadian law governing the units of measurements used in Canada.Originally passed in 1970 as part of the federal government s plan for metrication of Canada from Imperial measures, it was stopped in 1985 and changes were made to the Act. The …   Wikipedia

• weights and measures — A comprehensive legal term for uniform standards ascribed to the quantity, capacity, volume, or dimensions of anything. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. weights and measures …   Law dictionary

• WEIGHTS AND MEASURES — From the earliest period of their history the Jews were alive to the necessity of an accurate system of weights and measures, and an honest handling of them. The first legislation in the interest of economic righteousness in general is found in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Weights and Measures Act — A Weights and Measures Act is an Act of Parliament determining trade law where the weight or size of the goods being traded are important. For example, if a bottle of milk is for sale and has a label saying it contains one pint, then the law… …   Wikipedia

• weights and measures —    Mercantile activities, including buying and selling; money exchanging; and trade, both local and foreign, as well as reckoning the sizes of land parcels and erecting large buildings, necessitated the development of standards of weights and… …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

• Weights and Measures (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Weights and Measures Type = Album Artist = Spirit of the West Released = 1997 Recorded = 1997 Genre = Folk rock Length = 43:56 Label = Warner Music Canada Producer = Michael Phillip Wojewoda and Spirit of the West Reviews …   Wikipedia

• WEIGHTS AND MEASURES —    While there is considerable evidence for weights from diverse historical periods in the form of weight stones of various shapes, other measuring standards have to be deducted from architectural remains and the written evidence. Most cities had …   Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

• weights and measures — The law [[➝ Law]] in OT times demanded honest weights and measures (Lev. 19:35 f.), though this was not always observed (Amos 8:4–5). There was no unified system covering the whole country. Metals were weighed in talents; one was divisible into… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Weights and Measures — Exponents immediately follow the ^ symbol throughout this appendix. Mathematical Power Name 10^18 or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 one quintillion 10^15 or 1,000,000,000,000,000 one quadrillion 10^12 or 1,000,000,000,000 one trillion 10^9 or… …   Universalium

• Cooking weights and measures — Metric measuring spoons …   Wikipedia

• Imperial weights and measures — Imperial Im*pe ri*al, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F. imp[ e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command, sovereignty, empire. See {Empire}.] 1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial government; imperial authority… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English