justices of the quorum
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justices of the quorum — See quorum … Black's law dictionary
quorum — (n.) early 15c., in reference to certain eminent justices of the peace, from L. quorum of whom, genitive plural of qui (see WHO (Cf. who)). The traditional wording of the commission appointing justices of the peace translates as, We have also… … Etymology dictionary
Quórum — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Quórum es un término jurídico que se refiere al número requerido de asistentes a una sesión de cualquier cuerpo de deliberación o parlamentario para que sea posible adoptar una decisión válida. Contenido 1 Origen 2… … Wikipedia Español
quorum — quo·rum / kwōr əm/ n [Middle English, a select number of English justices of the peace formerly required to be present at sessions to constitute a lawful bench, from Latin, of whom, genitive plural of qui who; from the wording of the commission… … Law dictionary
Quorum — Quo rum (kw[=o] r[u^]m), n. [L., of whom, gen. pl. of qui who, akin to E. who. See the Note below.] Such a number of the officers or members of any body as is competent by law or constitution to transact business; as, a quorum of the House of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quorum — ► NOUN (pl. quorums) ▪ the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at a meeting to make the proceedings valid. ORIGIN used in commissions in which particular people were designated as members of a body (originally … English terms dictionary
quorum — [kwôr′əm] n. [L, gen. pl. of qui,WHO: from use in court commissions] 1. Historical the number of justices of the peace required to be present at sessions of English courts 2. the minimum number of members required to be present at an assembly or… … English World dictionary
Quorum — For other uses, see Quorum (disambiguation). A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to… … Wikipedia
quorum — [15] Quorum began life as the genitive plural of the Latin pronoun quī ‘who’. This appeared in former times in the Latin text of commissions issued to persons who because of some special expertise were required to act as justices of the peace in… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
quorum — [15] Quorum began life as the genitive plural of the Latin pronoun quī ‘who’. This appeared in former times in the Latin text of commissions issued to persons who because of some special expertise were required to act as justices of the peace in… … Word origins
