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instrumentalities - definition and meaning
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Similarly, your proposal fails to account for certain instrumentalities of interstate commerce that should be subject to federal oversight.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Help Draft the Federalism Restoration Amendment 2010
It is incorrect to believe that states are not able to regulate "instrumentalities "
Robos 2010
It is incorrect to believe that states are not able to regulate "instrumentalities "
robocalls 2010
As in other FCPA enforcement actions, the allegations as to these entities are bare-bones, uninformative, and replete with legal conclusions as to why these entities are "instrumentalities " of a foreign government.
Newswise: Latest News 2010
While Routunda and Pham rely on a 1993 opinion from the White House Office of Legal Council that the clause applies when a foreign government acts through "instrumentalities ", I'll head to
No Runny Eggs 2009
a philanthropical institution, or an educational enterprise, or a network of agencies and "instrumentalities " to bring to bear on society at large certain ameliorating influences or benignant reforms.
The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. John Lord 1852
"instrumentalities ," which usually means a weapon.
unknown title 2009
• In the face of the evidence presented in the Guardian, Jacqui Smith cannot deny collaboration with instrumentalities in Bangladesh that were known by her office routinely to use torture.
Letters: Britain, Bangladesh and terrorist threats 2011
Ditto the vagaries of who qualifies as a foreign official under the law, a definition which is often extended to include not only "any officer or employee of a foreign government" but also anyone working for "instrumentalities " of a foreign government, a term that has been broadly interpreted.
Justice's Bribery Racket 2012
Presumably he did not consider these important -- or at least capable of being dealt with through the instrumentalities of a massive military buildup and an American Century.
Lawrence Wittner: Is Mitt Romney Ready for the World? Lawrence Wittner 2011
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