statute declaratory of the common law

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• statute — stat·ute / sta chüt/ n [Latin statutum law, regulation, from neuter of statutus, past participle of statuere to set up, station, from status position, state] 1: a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government see also code, statutory law …   Law dictionary

• declaratory statute — One enacted for the purpose of removing doubts or putting an end to conflicting decisions in regard to what the law is in relation to a particular matter. It may either be expressive of the common law, 1 Bl.Comm. 86; In re Ungaro s Will, 88… …   Black's law dictionary

• declaratory statute — One enacted for the purpose of removing doubts or putting an end to conflicting decisions in regard to what the law is in relation to a particular matter. It may either be expressive of the common law, 1 Bl.Comm. 86; In re Ungaro s Will, 88… …   Black's law dictionary

• declaratory statute — A statute which is declaratory or expressive of the common law, Gray v Bennett, 44 Mass (3 Metcalf) 522, 527; a statute, the purpose of which is to declare or settle the law where its correct interpretation has been doubtful or uncertain …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Statute — ♦ A formal enactment of the highest dignity; it may be declaratory or interpretive of the law; it may also represent a deliberate change in the law. (Hogue, Arthur R. Origins of the Common Law, 257) …   Medieval glossary

• Conservator of the Peace — A Conservator of the Peace is defined as a public official authorized to conserve and maintain the public peace. [BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY, 6th ed.] Under common law, Conservators of the Peace included judges, [“In England, by the common law, the… …   Wikipedia

• Conservator of the peace — A conservator of the peace is defined as a public official authorized to conserve and maintain the public peace.[1] Contents 1 Examples 1.1 Police 2 Historical origins …   Wikipedia

• Declaratory judgment — A declaratory judgment is a judgment of a court in a civil case which declares the rights, duties, or obligations of one or more parties in a dispute. A declaratory judgment is legally binding, but it does not order any action by a party.[1] In… …   Wikipedia

• Equity (law) — The Court of Chancery, London, in the early 19th century Equity is the name given to the set of legal principles, in jurisdictions following the English common law tradition, that supplement strict rules of law where their application would… …   Wikipedia

• Declaratory ruling — A declaratory judgment is a judgment of a court in a civil case which declares the rights, duties, or obligations of each party in a dispute. It is commonly called a declaratory ruling, a term which also includes decisions of regulatory agencies …   Wikipedia

• statute — A formal written enactment of a legislative body, whether federal, state, city, or county. An act of the legislature declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a particular law enacted and established by the will of the legislative… …   Black's law dictionary