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Pennsylvania Legislator’s Municipal Deskbook, Third Edition (2006)

Abbreviations, Acronyms, Signals, Symbols, and Legal Terms
Meanings of abbreviations, acronyms, signals, symbols, and legal terms are only those that are relevant to this publication. ACIR A.D. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations anno Domini, “in the year of the Lord,” used to indicate that a time division fallswithin the Christian era.1 affirmed2 Agricultural Lands Condemnation Approval Board American Law Reports2 amendment 2 adult-oriented business April2 Article, article2 agricultural security area Association2 (also abbreviated Assn.) Atlantic Reporter, 2nd series3

aff’d ALCAB A.L.R. amend. AOB Apr. Art., art. ASA Ass’n A.2d

Bd. [ ] – brackets Bull. But cf. But see cert.

cf. C.F.R.
1Abbreviation for “certiorari”; an extraordinary writ issued, in Pennsylvania, by a federal appellate court, at its discretion, directing a lower court to deliver the record in a case for review; also termed writ of certiorari.3 compare2 Code of Federal Regulations2

Board2 Alteration in quotation; or establishing short citation.2 Bulletin2 Cited authority supports a proposition analogous to thecontrary of the main proposition.2 Cited authority clearly supports a proposition contrary to the main proposition.2

Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed., Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, Springfield, Mass., 2004. 2 Columbia Law Review Ass’n et al. eds., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 17th ed., The Harvard Law Review Association, Cambridge, Mass., 2000. 3Bryan A. Garner(ed.), Black’s Law Dictionary, 7th ed., West Group, St. Paul, Minn., 1999.

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Abbreviations, Acronyms, Signals, Symbols, and Legal Terms Ch. Cir. citing Co., co. C.O.G. Com., Commw. Comm’n Corp. Const. C.P. crimen falsi d Chapter4 Circuit Court of Appeals (federal)4 Referencing or adducing as precedent or authority.5 company;county (usually capitalized)5 council of government Commonwealth5 Commission4 (also abbreviated Com’n) Corporation4 Constitution4 [Court of] Common Pleas4 A crime in the nature of perjury; [or] any other offense that involves some element of dishonesty or false statement.5 Replacing “nd” or “rd” in 2nd or 3rd; [or] denoting edition or series (e.g., Summ. Pa. Jur. 2d [or Second Edition]). Districtof Columbia4 Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Actual; existing in fact; having effect even though not formally or legally recognized; [or] or illegitimate but in effect.5 Trifling; minimal; [or] (of a fact or thing) so insignificant that a court may overlook it in deciding an issue or case.5 District4

D.C. DCED de facto Dist.

de minimis ed. E.D. e.g. EIT EMST etal. et seq. Exec. ex parte ex rel.

F. Federal Reporter4 Feb. February4 FHLMC, Freddie Mac Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation5 FNMA, Fannie Mae Federal National Mortgage Association5 F. Supp. Federal Supplement4 FY fiscal year
4 Columbia 5 Garner.

edition, editor4 Eastern District, in reference to United States judicial districts5 for example4 earned income tax emergency and municipalservices tax Abbreviation for Latin et alii or et alia; and other persons.5 And those (pages or sections) that follow.5 Executive4 Latin for “from the part”; on or from one party, usually without notice to or argument from the adverse party.5 On the relation or information of .5

GNMA, Ginnie Mae Government National Mortgage Association5
Law Review Ass’n et al. eds.

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