Definition of DEMOTION in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DEMOTION
A reduction to lower rank or grade, or to lower type of position, though holder's salary remains the same. Reed v. City Council of City of Roseville, 60 Cal.App.2d 628, 141 P.2d 459, 463. Assistant fire chief reduced in rank, McCarthy v. Steinkellner, 223 Wis. 605, 270 N.W. 551; under Teachers' Tenure Act. Smith v. School Dist. of Philadelphia, 334 Pa. 197, 5 A.2d 535, 539; indefinite suspension without pay. City of Knoxville v. Smith, 176 Tenn. 73, 138 S.W.2d 422, 424.
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