Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Section
1. A distinct part or division of a writing, esp. a legal instrument. - Abbr. § ; sec.; s. 2. Real estate. A piece of land containing 640 acres, or one square mile. ( Traditionally, public lands in the United States were divided into 640-acre squares, each one called a "section." - Also termed section of land.
fair-cross-section requirement
Constitutional law. The principle that a person's right to an impartial jury, guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, includes a requirement that the pool of potential jurors fairly represent the composition of the jurisdiction's population. ( The pool of potential jurors need not precisely match the composition of the jurisdiction. But the representation of each group must be fair, and there may not legally be a systematic exclusion or underrepresentation of any group. A minimal disparity in a particular group's representation, such as an absolute disparity of 10%, will not ordinarily violate this principle unless some aggravating factor exists. See DUREN TEST; ABSOLUTE DISPARITY; COMPARATIVE DISPARITY; STATISTICAL-DECISION THEORY.
half section
A piece of land containing 320 acres, laid off either by a north-and-south or by an east-and-west line; half a section of land.
half section.
See SECTION.
intersection.
A place where two roads meet or form a junction.
quarter section
See SECTION.
section 8(f) agreement
Labor law. A labor contract that is negotiated between an employer in the construction business and a union that cannot demonstrate that it represents a majority of the employees at the time the contract is executed. 29 USCA § 158(f). ( This is an exception to the general rule that an employer need only negotiate with a union that can demonstrate majority status. It was enacted in part because of the nature of the construction industry, in which the employers may have several different jobs in different parts of the country, the jobs are typically completed in a relatively short time, and the workforce is often transient. Since the workforce often does not have sufficient ties to a particular employer to petition for a certification election, section 8(f) agreements are directed toward providing a certain level of protection in recognition of that fact. But section 8(f) agreements are not equivalent to collective-bargaining agreements. For example, the employer can legally repudiate the agreement at any time, and the employees may not legally picket to enforce the agreement. The main protection such an agreement provides is a monetary obligation, which can be enforced, if necessary, in federal court. And if the union achieves majority status, the section 8(f) agreement will essentially become a fully enforceable collective-bargaining agreement. section of land