What is ARTICLES? Definition of ARTICLES in Black's Law Dictionary
- A connected series of propositions;a system of rules. The subdivisions of adocument, code, book, etc. A specification of distinctmatters agreed upon or established by authority or requiring judicial action. ,
- A statute; as having its provisions articulately expressed under distinct heads. Several of the ancient English statutes were called "articles," (articuli.)
- A system of .rules established by legal authority; as articles of war, articles of the navy, articles of faith. (See infra.)
- A contractual document executed between parties, containing stipulations or terms of agreement; as articles of agreement, articles of partnership.
- A naval term meaning employment contract. South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. Bassett, C.C.A. Ill., 104 F.2d 522, 526.
- In chancery practice. A formal written statement of objections filed by a party, after depositions have been taken, showing ground for discrediting the witnesses.
- In ecclesiastical law. A complaint in theform of a libel exhibited to an ecclesiastical court. See Article.
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