straw man — n: an intermediary for a transaction (as a conveyance of real property) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. straw man n … Law dictionary
Straw man (disambiguation) — Straw man is a rhetorical technique (also classified as a logical fallacy) based on misrepresentation of an opponent s position.Straw man may also refer to:* Straw man (dummy), a dummy made from straw * Straw man (law), in law, a third party that … Wikipedia
straw man or party — A front ; a third party who is put up in name only to take part in a transaction. Nominal party to a transaction; one who acts as an agent for another for the purpose of taking title to real property and executing whatever documents and… … Black's law dictionary
straw man — or party A front ; a third party who is put up in name only to take part in a transaction. Nominal party to a transaction; one who acts as an agent for another for the purpose of taking title to real property and executing whatever documents and… … Black's law dictionary
Straw — ist der Name folgender Personen: Ezekiel A. Straw (1819–1882), US amerikanischer Politiker Jack Straw (* 1946), britischer Politiker der Labour Party Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselb … Deutsch Wikipedia
Straw — [strɔː ], Jack, britischer Politiker, * Buckhurst Hill (County Essex) 3. 8. 1946; Rechtsanwalt; schloss sich der Labour Party an; wurde 1979 Mitglied des Unterhauses; gehörte 1987 97 zum Labour Schattenkabinett (zuständig zunächst für Bildung,… … Universal-Lexikon
straw person — or man n. A third party used as a temporary transferee in order to allow the principal parties to accomplish a transfer that might not be directly allowable. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
Straw, Jack — ▪ 2001 Following his appointment as the U.K. s home secretary in 1997, British politician Jack Straw proved hard to characterize. Though liberal and reformist in some respects, he was conservative and authoritarian in other ways.… … Universalium
Straw polls for the Republican Party 2008 presidential nomination — Numerous straw polls were held for the Republican Party s 2008 United States presidential nomination. The largest was the Ames Straw Poll held in Iowa on August 11 2007, won by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Other large straw polls… … Wikipedia
Straw poll — A straw poll or straw vote is a vote with nonbinding results. Straw polls provide important interactive dialogue among movements within large groups, reflecting trends like organization and motivation. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21209617 Vote… … Wikipedia
