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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] resolucioun, from Anglo-French or [[Latin]]; Anglo-French resolucion, from Latin resolution-, resolutio, from resolvere | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] resolucioun, from Anglo-French or [[Latin]]; Anglo-French resolucion, from Latin resolution-, resolutio, from resolvere |
− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: the [[act]] or [[process]] of resolving: as | | *1: the [[act]] or [[process]] of resolving: as |
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| :d : the passing of a [[voice]] part from a dissonant to a consonant [[tone]] or the [[progression]] of a chord from [[dissonance]] to consonance | | :d : the passing of a [[voice]] part from a dissonant to a consonant [[tone]] or the [[progression]] of a chord from [[dissonance]] to consonance |
| :e : the separating of a [[chemical]] compound or mixture into its [[Part|constituents]] | | :e : the separating of a [[chemical]] compound or mixture into its [[Part|constituents]] |
− | :f (1) : the division of a prosodic element into its component parts (2) : the substitution in [[Greek]] or [[Latin]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosody_%28linguistics%29 prosody] of two short syllables for a long syllable | + | :f (1) : the division of a prosodic element into its component parts (2) : the substitution in [[Greek]] or [[Latin]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosody_%28linguistics%29 prosody] of two short syllables for a long syllable |
| :g : the [[analysis]] of a [[vector]] into two or more vectors of which it is the sum | | :g : the [[analysis]] of a [[vector]] into two or more vectors of which it is the sum |
| *2: the subsidence of a pathological state (as inflammation) | | *2: the subsidence of a pathological state (as inflammation) |
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| Resolutions are commonly used in corporations and houses of [[legislature]]. | | Resolutions are commonly used in corporations and houses of [[legislature]]. |
| ==Types== | | ==Types== |
− | In a house of a [[legislature]], the term non-binding resolution refers to measures that do not become [[laws]]. This is used to differentiate those measures from a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_(proposed_law) bill], which is also a resolution in the technical sense. The resolution is often used to express the body's [[approval]] or disapproval of something which they cannot otherwise [[vote]] on, due to the matter being handled by another [[jurisdiction]], or being protected by a [[constitution]]. An example would be a resolution of [[support]] for a nation's troops in [[battle]], which carries no legal weight, but is adopted for [[moral]] [[support]]. | + | In a house of a [[legislature]], the term non-binding resolution refers to measures that do not become [[laws]]. This is used to differentiate those measures from a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_(proposed_law) bill], which is also a resolution in the technical sense. The resolution is often used to express the body's [[approval]] or disapproval of something which they cannot otherwise [[vote]] on, due to the matter being handled by another [[jurisdiction]], or being protected by a [[constitution]]. An example would be a resolution of [[support]] for a nation's troops in [[battle]], which carries no legal weight, but is adopted for [[moral]] [[support]]. |
| ==Substantive and procedural== | | ==Substantive and procedural== |
− | Substantive resolutions apply to [[essential]] [[legal]] [[principles]] and rules of [[right]], [[analogous]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substantive_law substantive law], in contrast to procedural resolutions, which deal with the [[methods]] and means by which substantive items are made and [[administered]]. | + | Substantive resolutions apply to [[essential]] [[legal]] [[principles]] and rules of [[right]], [[analogous]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substantive_law substantive law], in contrast to procedural resolutions, which deal with the [[methods]] and means by which substantive items are made and [[administered]]. |
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| [[Category: Law]] | | [[Category: Law]] |