Procuracy — Proc u*ra*cy, n.; pl. {Procuracies}. [LL. procuratia: cf. F. procuratie. See {Procuration}, and cf,. {Proxy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The office or act of a proctor or procurator; management for another. [1913 Webster] 2. Authority to act for another; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Procuratie — The Procuratie (literally, procuracies ) are three connected buildings on St Mark s Square in Venice. They are also connected to St Mark s Clocktower. They are historic buildings over arcades, the last of them completed, to finish off the square … Wikipedia
Law reform — or Legal reform is the process of examining existing laws, and advocating and implementing changes in a legal system, usually with the aim of enhancing justice or efficiency. Intimately related are law reform bodies or law commissions, which are… … Wikipedia
administrative law — the body of rules and principles that governs the duties and operations of federal or state administrative agencies, as commissions and boards. [1890 95] * * * Law regulating the powers, procedures, and acts of public administration. It applies… … Universalium
procuracy — /prok yeuhr euh see/, n., pl. procuracies. Archaic. the office of a proctor or procurator. [1250 1300; ME procuracie < ML procuratia, for L procuratio PROCURATION; see ACY] * * * ▪ Soviet law Russian Prokuratura, in the former Soviet… … Universalium
procuracy — [prə kjʊərəsi] noun (plural procuracies) the position or office of a procurator … English new terms dictionary