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Effective - p620
effective, adj. (14c) 1. (Of a statute, order, contract, etc.)
in operation at a given time <effective June 1.• A
statute, order, or contract is often said to be effective
beginning (and perhaps ending) at a designated time.
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Performing within the range of normal and expected
standards <effective counsel>. 3. Productive; achieving
a result <effective cause>
Mandate - p1075
mandate, n. (16c) 1. An order from an appellate court
directing a lower court to take a specified action.
Also termed (in BrE) order. See MANDAMUS. [Cases:
Appeal and Error (;:::::1186.1; Federal Courts
949.1.] 2. A judicial command directed to an officer
of the court to enforce a court order. 3. In politics, the
electorate's overwhelming show of approval for a given
political candidate or platform. 4. Roman & civil law.
A written command given by a principal to an agent;
specif., a commission or contract by which one person
(the mandator) requests someone (the mandatary) to
perform some service gratuitously, the commission
becoming effective when the mandatary agrees. La.
Civ. Code art. 2989 .• In this type of contract, no lia~
bility is created until the service requested has begun.
The mandatary is bound to use reasonable care in per
formance, while the mandator is bound to indemnify
against loss incurred in performing the service.
Also termed mandatum. 5. Louisiana law. A contract
by which one person, the principal, confers authority
on another person, the mandatary, to transact one or
more affairs for the principal. La. Civ. Code arts. 2989
et seq .• The contract of mandate may be either onerous
or gratuitous. It is gratuitous if the parties do not state
otherwise. 6. Hist. Int'llaw. An authority given by the
League of Nations to certain governments to take over
the administration and development of deSignated ter~
ritories. Cf. TRUSTEESHIP (2). mandate, vb.