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Meaning of "sunshine law" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUNSHINE LAW

sunshine law  [ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn lɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUNSHINE LAW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sunshine law is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUNSHINE LAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Freedom of information laws by country

Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments. They establish a "right-to-know" legal process by which requests may be made for government-held information, to be received freely or at minimal cost, barring standard exceptions. Also variously referred to as open records, or sunshine laws, governments are also typically bound by a duty to publish and promote openness. In many countries there are constitutional guarantees for the right of access to information, but usually these are unused if specific support legislation does not exist.

Definition of sunshine law in the English dictionary

The definition of sunshine law in the dictionary is a law that requires some proceedings of government agencies to be open to the public.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUNSHINE LAW


Bangalore
ˌbæŋɡəˈlɔː
barrister-at-law
ˌbærɪstərətˈlɔː
blore
blɔː
claw
klɔː
counselor-at-law
ˌkaʊns ələrətˈlɔː
explore
ɪkˈsplɔː
first-floor
ˌfɜːstˈflɔː
flaw
flɔː
floor
flɔː
folklore
ˈfəʊkˌlɔː
galore
ɡəˈlɔː
ground-floor
ˌɡraʊndˈflɔː
heirs-at-law
ˈeəʳzətˈlɔː
law
lɔː
lor
lɔː
lore
lɔː
Mangalore
ˌmæŋɡəˈlɔː
mothers-in-law
ˈmʌðəzɪnˌlɔː
outlaw
ˈaʊtˌlɔː
Vellore
vəˈlɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUNSHINE LAW

sunscreen
sunscreening
sunseeker
sunset
sunset clause
sunset industry
sunset law
sunsetting
sunshade
sunshine
sunshine roof
Sunshine State
sunshiny
sunspecs
sunspot
sunspotted
sunstar
sunstone
sunstroke
sunstruck

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUNSHINE LAW

administrative law
case law
civil law
common law
corporate law
court of law
criminal law
distributive law
employment law
go to law
international law
inverse square law
lay down the law
maritime law
matter of law
private law
question of law
rule of law
statute law
the law

Synonyms and antonyms of sunshine law in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sunshine law» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUNSHINE LAW

Find out the translation of sunshine law to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sunshine law from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sunshine law» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阳光法
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ley sol
570 millions of speakers

English

sunshine law
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सनशाइन कानून
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القانون أشعة الشمس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

солнце закон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lei sol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সূর্যোদয় আইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

loi de soleil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Undang-undang cahaya matahari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sonnenschein Recht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

日照法則
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

햇빛 법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sunshine law
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

luật ánh nắng mặt trời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூரிய ஒளி சட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुर्यप्रकाश कायदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güneş Hukuku
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legge sole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prawo słońce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сонце закон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lege soare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νόμο ηλιοφάνεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sonskyn wet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

solsken lag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

solskinn lov
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sunshine law

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNSHINE LAW»

The term «sunshine law» is regularly used and occupies the 101.379 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNSHINE LAW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sunshine law» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sunshine law» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sunshine law

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNSHINE LAW»

Discover the use of sunshine law in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sunshine law and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
School Law for Public, Private, and Parochial Educators
Does the Sunshine Law grant the public the right to participate in meetings of a board, a committee, or a subcommittee? No. The Sunshine Law contains no such provision. However, most boards of education provide an opportunity for public ...
Leo H. Bradley, 2005
2
Florida Media Law
However, the most recent court rulings on the question of voidness state that when an action is taken in violation of the Sunshine Law, it may be possible to sanitize the action by holding an open public vote. In Tolar v. School Board of Liberty ...
Donna Lee Dickerson, 1991
3
Ethics Moments in Government: Cases and Controversies
Under the state's Sunshine Law, any committee or ad hoc advisory group that makes recommendations to elected officials is required to meet in public. An apparent violation of the Sunshine Law, the meeting was held at the same time that ...
Donald C. Menzel, 2009
4
Animals and the Law: A Sourcebook
Perhaps appropriately for the Sunshine State, the application of Florida's sunshine law to animal care committees has never been denied or challenged. IACUC meetings at the University of Florida in Gainesville have been open to the public ...
Jordan Curnutt, 2001
5
Law and the Administrative Process
That purpose, one court opined, is to prevent crystallization of secret gov- ernmental decisions at nonpublic meeting to the point just short of ceremonial acceptance.40 The Florida Sunshine Law stipulates that all meetings of any board or ...
John Scheb, John Scheb, II, 2004
6
The Oxford Companion to American Law
Virtually all states allow closure for “executive sessions,” with exemptions sometimes found in laws other than the state sunshine law. Closure may be allowed for discussions of land acquisition, personnel matters, or pending litigation.
Kermit L. Hall, David S. Clark, 2002
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Untitled
CRA Sunshine Law Section 711 of the GLBA enacted the so-called ''CRA Sunshine Law.'' Under the CRA Sunshine Law, parties to certain CRA-related agreements must make the agreements available to the public and the appropriate ...
8
Federal Administrative Procedure Sourcebook
4. Bradley, Do You Feel the Sunshine? Government in the Sunshine Act: Its Objectives, Goals, and Effect on the FCC and You, 49 Fed. Comm. L. J. 473 ( 1997). 5 . Cawley, Sunshine Law Overexposure and the Demise of Independent Agency ...
William F. Funk, Jeffrey S. Lubbers, Charles Pou, 2008
9
More Speech, Not Less: Communications Law in the Information Age
Patrick Deaton, a lawyer in Springfield, Missouri, challenged in Cole County Circuit Court the state's claim that the electronic statutes were not covered by the state Sunshine law, which directs that all public records be made available to the  ...
Mark Sableman, 1997
10
The Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties: A - F, Index
Some states, such as Connecticut and Virginia, have established freedom of information councils to facilitate sunshine law compliance. RICHARD J. PELTZ References and Further Reading Leslie, Gregg, and Rebecca Daugherty, eds.
Paul Finkelman, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNSHINE LAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sunshine law is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Six Sullivan Co. commissioners discuss budget in private, violate …
“They did happen to meet unannounced, they didn't give notice, so technically speaking there was a violation of the Sunshine Law,” said Street. «WJHL, Jul 15»
2
Gov. Rick Scott, Cabinet agree to terms to end Sunshine Law case
Expanded Sunshine Law training for the governor, Cabinet members and their staffs will include a declaration that Scott and the Cabinet are bound by the ... «Tampabay.com, Jun 15»
3
'You need to give me your phone' – camera restrictions in legislative …
Progress Missouri filed suit last month claiming that Parson and fellow senators Mike Kehoe and David Sater have routinely violated the Missouri Sunshine Law ... «STLtoday.com, May 15»
4
Lawyer's hiring by Cabinet in Sunshine Law case raises new …
TALLAHASSEE — Accused of Sunshine Law open meeting violations, Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet members Tuesday hired a law firm to represent them — an ... «Tampabay.com, Mar 15»
5
Florida legislators considering 50 bills to limit Sunshine Law access
Amid a lawsuit alleging state leaders violated the Sunshine Law in firing Florida's top law enforcement officer, lawmakers in the Capitol are considering more ... «Florida Times-Union, Mar 15»
6
Without Sunshine Law, "no comment" could be "no story"
It's hard to overstate the importance of the Sunshine Law to the work that I and other reporters do. Without it, "no comment" often would amount to "no story. «Springfield News-Leader, Mar 15»
7
Mayor orders sunshine law training after emails reveal violations
Rausch on Thursday said he “wasn't aware of the Sunshine Law, but now I see my actions should ... Rausch by law serves on the 11-member E-911 board. «Knoxville News Sentinel, Feb 15»
8
Lawsuit alleges Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Cabinet violated …
The lawsuit asks a state judge to declare that all Cabinet meetings are subject to the Sunshine Law and seeks to enjoin Scott and the Cabinet from conducting ... «Tampabay.com, Feb 15»
9
Possible FDLE Sunshine Law violation won't be investigated by …
"If one of the Cabinet staff aides came to my office and wanted to confess, that's about the only way I'm going to prove a violation of the Sunshine Law. Short of ... «Tampabay.com, Jan 15»
10
State: OHA broke Sunshine Law
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs violated the state Sunshine Law when trustees corresponded by telephone and email before sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of ... «West Hawaii Today, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sunshine law [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sunshine-law>. Apr 2024 ».
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