Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,035,081,778 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

devolve
(redirected from devolvement)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.

devolve v. when property is automatically transferred from one party to another by operation of law, without any act required of either past or present owner. The most common example is passing of title to the natural heir of a person upon his death. 2) passing of authority to a vice president on death of a president. 3) to give a territory sovereign rights to run itself.


?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? References in periodicals archive
Neither together nor alone could any of these "answers" be optimally effective in redefining health care in the United States because not one of them fundamentally undercuts the devolvement of health care into its present jumble of individual and collective government, business and society interests.
As the devolvement has proceeded, flexibility and innovation have taken a strange turn.
Limited government resources are reinforcing this trend, as central Governments in developed and developing countries experiment with partnership arrangements and increased devolvement of government responsibilities to non-governmental actors.
 
Legal browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Legal Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.