impairing — index disabling, noxious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impairing — im·pair || ɪm per / peÉ™ v. spoil, mar, damage, weaken … English contemporary dictionary
impairing — impairˈing noun • • • Main Entry: ↑impair … Useful english dictionary
impairing the obligation of contracts — A law which impairs the obligation of a contract is one which renders the contract in itself less valuable or less enforceable, whether by changing its terms and stipulations, its legal qualities and conditions, or by regulating the remedy for… … Black's law dictionary
impairing the obligation of contracts — A law which impairs the obligation of a contract is one which renders the contract in itself less valuable or less enforceable, whether by changing its terms and stipulations, its legal qualities and conditions, or by regulating the remedy for… … Black's law dictionary
self-impairing — adj. * * * … Universalium
self-impairing — adj … Useful english dictionary
Bill of attainder — A bill of attainder (also known as an act or writ of attainder) is an act of legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without benefit of a trial. The United States Constitution forbids both the… … Wikipedia
Self-handicapping — is defined as any action or choice of performance setting that enhances the opportunities to externalize failure and to internalize success. It was first theorized by Edward E. Jones and Steven Berglas.According to research, people will seek out… … Wikipedia
Summers memo — The Summers memo was an excerpt of a 1991 memo signed by Lawrence Summers (though actually written by an aide, Lant Pritchett) who was, at the time, Chief Economist of the World Bank.In this excerpt, the memo advanced an economic argument for the … Wikipedia
