Dormant Legislative Intent Law and Legal Definition
Dormant legislative intent means intent of the legislature when it was necessarily faced with the balancing of conflicting public policies. A dormant legislative intent exists in situations where a given ambiguity, inconsistency, or omission is called to the legislator’s mind. It is also called as dormant intent, latent intent, or latent intention
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Related Legal Terms
- After Acquired Intent
- Assault With Intent to Kill
- Bureau of Legislative Affairs [Department of State]
- Civil Causes of Action - Intentional Interference with Contract
- Common Intent
- Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction
- Covered Legislative Branch Official
- Criminal Intent
- Declaration of Bona Fide Intention to use the Mark in Commerce
- Declaration of Intention
