Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
governmental trusts — Type of charitable trust used for erection and maintenance of public buildings and for the promotion of purposes which are of a character sufficiently beneficial to the community to justify permitting property to be devoted forever to their… … Black's law dictionary
Theodore Roosevelt: Controlling the Trusts — ▪ Primary Source Theodore Roosevelt s ability to coin the right phrases and to grasp the essence of the public mood made him one of the most popular and effective presidents of this century. Known in the history books as the trustbuster,… … Universalium
Non-governmental organization — NGO redirects here. For other uses, see NGO (disambiguation). A non governmental organization (NGO) is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated… … Wikipedia
trust — A legal entity created by a grantor for the benefit of designated beneficiaries under the laws of the state and the valid trust instrument. The trustee holds a fiduciary responsibility to manage the trust s corpus assets and income for the… … Black's law dictionary
property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… … Universalium
Supplemental Needs Trust — A Supplemental Needs Trusts is a US specific term for a type of special needs trust (an internationally recognised term). Supplemental needs trusts are compliant with provisions of United States (federal and state) law and are designed to provide … Wikipedia
Scotland — /skot leuhnd/, n. a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 5,205,000; 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Cap.: Edinburgh. * * * I Northernmost country of the United Kingdom. Area: 30,421 sq mi (78,789 sq km). Population… … Universalium
Boy Scouts of America membership controversies — The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), one of the largest private youth organizations in the United States, has policies which prohibit atheists and agnostics from membership in its Scouting program, and prohibit avowed homosexual people from… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
United States trust law — Introduction Most law regulating the creation and administration of trusts in the United States is now statutory at the state level. In August 2004, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws created the first attempt to… … Wikipedia
