Law Dictionary Definitions

articles  of  impeachment.A  formal  document  alleging  the  specific  charges  against  a  public official and the rea-sons for removing that official from office. • It is similar to an indictment in a criminal  proceeding.  See  IM-PEACHMENT(1). [Cases: United  States    35.  C.J.S. United  States § 23, 53, 56–57.][Blacks Law 8th]

articles of dissolution.A document that a dissolving corporation must file with the appropriate governmental agency, usu. the secretary of state, after the corporation has settled all its debts and distributed all its assets. [Cases: Corporations    610(1). C.J.S. Corporations §§ 835–837.][Blacks Law 8th]

Articles  of  Confederation.The  instrument  that  governed  the  association  of  the  13  original states from March 1, 1781 until the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. • They were prepared by the Continental Congress, submitted to the states in 1777, and later ratified by representatives of the states empowered by their respective legislatures for that purpose.[Blacks Law…

articles of  association.  1.ARTICLES OF  INCORPORATION.  2.  A  governing  document  — similar to articles of incorporation — that legally creates a nonstock or nonprofit organization. — Also  termed  articles  of  organization.  —  Often  shortened  (informally)  to articles.  See  governing document  under  DOCUMENT(1).  [Cases:  Corporations    18.  C.J.S. Corporations §§  26,  33–35, 41, 559.][Blacks Law 8th]

articles of apprenticeship.Hist. A contract under which a  minor agrees to work  for a  master for a specified time in exchange for learning a trade.[Blacks Law 8th]

articles  of  amendment.A  document  filed  to  effectuate  an  amendment  or  change  to  a corporation’s articles of incorporation. [Cases: Corporations    40.C.J.S. Corporations § 38.][Blacks Law 8th]

articles of agreement.A writing that records matters that the parties agreed on when forming a partnership or business or transferring real property. • Unlike a contract, articles of agreement usu. contain only agreements and not express promises of performance, e.g., “the parties agree that it is not  possible  to  guarantee  delivery  within  ten  days.”  Articles …

articled  clerk.English  law.  A  clerk  who  works  for  a  solicitor  in  exchange  for  learning  the profession; a clerk bound by articles of apprenticeship.[Blacks Law 8th]

Article 15.See nonjudicial punishment under PUNISHMENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

Article III judge.A U.S. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or District Court judge appointed for life under Article III of the U.S. Constitution. [Cases: Judges    1. C.J.S. Judges §§ 2–7.][Blacks Law 8th]