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• official misconduct — index crime, criminality, delict, guilt, misfeasance, offense Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• official immunity — noun personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority • Hypernyms: ↑exemption, ↑immunity, ↑granting immunity …   Useful english dictionary

• official oppression — The wrong of a public officer in exercising his official authority for his own selfish or vindictive reasons to the harm of another. Anno: 83 ALR2d 1008 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Official — Of*fi cial, a. [L. officialis: cf. F. officiel. See {Office}, and cf. {Official}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine. [1913 Webster] That, in the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Official text copyright — Official texts, as defined in Article 2(4) of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, are texts of a legislative, administrative and legal nature and the official translations of such texts. The Convention… …   Wikipedia

• official — of·fi·cial 1 n: one who holds or is invested with an office esp. in government a municipal official official 2 adj 1: of, relating to, or holding an office, position, or trust official duties 2: fully authorized an official policy of t …   Law dictionary

• authority — au·thor·i·ty n pl ties 1: an official decision of a court used esp. as a precedent 2 a: a power to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office the authority of the president; also: jurisdiction b: the power to act …   Law dictionary

• official — [ə fish′əl, ōfish′əl] adj. [OFr < LL officialis] 1. of or holding an office, or position of authority 2. by, from, or with the proper authority; authorized or authoritative [an official request] 3. in a formal or ceremonious manner, often… …   English World dictionary

• Official List — The Financial Services Authority s list of securities that have been admitted to listing. As the competent authority, the FSA must maintain the Official List in accordance with Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. For further… …   Law dictionary

• official — official, officious The main meanings of official are ‘in the nature of an office’ (Their official duties) and ‘authorized or confirmed by someone in authority’ (The official attendance was over 10,000). By contrast, officious is a judgemental… …   Modern English usage

• Authority — Au*thor i*ty, n.; pl. {Authorities}. [OE. autorite, auctorite, F. autorit[ e], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See {Author}, n.] 1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English