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16/10/2024

WORD OF THE DAY || October 16, 2024
EXACT
verb | ig-ZAKT

WHAT IT MEANS?
To exact something (such as payment or revenge) is to demand it and get it, especially by using force or threats. Exact is also used in phrases like "exact a terrible toll" and "exact a high/heavy price" to say that something has caused a lot of suffering, loss, etc.

EXAMPLES
// The novel's protagonist is undeterred by either time or circumstance in her effort to exact revenge.

// The Coalition for Democratic Change mistakes exacted a heavy price during the elections. Will the Unity Party make similar mistakes?

// "... 2PAC did fake his death and has ever since been lurking in the shadows, waiting to exact revenge on Suge Knight, P.Diddy and others."
— Noel Murray, The Vulture, 28 July 2024

DID YOU KNOW?
To exact something is to not only demand it, but also obtain it. The most common things exacted—revenge, retribution, and that ilk—often require physical force, but other things exacted—such as penalties and prices, promises and concessions—can be obtained with gentler forms of persuasion. The variation is present in the word’s Latin ancestor too: exigere means “to drive out; to demand; and to measure.” Do not confuse the verb exact with the more common verb extract. Extract is primarily about removing something, and need not involve a demand: a dentist extracts a tooth from (we hope) a willing patient, and extracting juice from an orange carries no connotation of insistence. Note, though, that there are cases in which either verb can be used: confessions, for example, are sometimes said to be exacted or extracted, with both typically implying significant effort by the one obtaining the confession.

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The Jus

25/04/2024

SUPREME COURT RULING IN LTA, NIR, GC 🆚 GOL

The court’s judgement explains that the establishment of institutions and assigning tenure positions by the legislature is in line with the constitution. It further explains that all authorities bestowed upon the president in Article 56 (appointment & dismissal) are effective.

The ruling added that the president decision to remove tenure officials without the existence of any of the conditions in the act creating the respective entities is a misstep. This means that the government needed to determine reasons for removal and allow those officials be heard (due process).

☑ Liberia Telecommunications Authority LTA: A person may not be removed from office as a Commissioner unless the person while holding the position has a conviction or convicted or involve in corruption; and violation of the code of conduct. (DUE PROCESS)

☑ National Identification Registry NIR:
The President appoints members to the Board of Registrar at the National Identification Registry. It is the responsibility of the Board to appoint the Executive Director and not the president. (MISSTEP)

☑ Governance Commission GC:
A commissioner may however be removed from office by the president for proven misconduct and gross breach of duty and violation of the code of conduct. (DUE PROCESS)

The ruling maintained that the request of those tenure officials asking the court to direct the president to stop the intimidation of dismissal is accepted (peremptory writ). The president can only remove them when there is an establish cause(s) and a due process is carried out.

In conclusion, the court instructs the president to withdraw the nominations of all those appointed at LTA, NIR, and GC.

Harris Gballey ✍️

09/04/2024

Choose your battles wisely. Some battles are not worth winning. Certain things do not deserve attention.
Be legally minded!

09/04/2024

THE LAW ⚖ >> in simple Liberian English

Gracious Ride: Judge please tell lay Asset Recovery Team to leave my cars dem ehhn

✔️ Court: Asset Recovery please leave lay people car for now

✔️ Asset recovery; but judge please ask Gracious Ride if dey have lay same things we wor asking them for (lay car documents)?

Court: Gracious Ride lay cars really for your?

Gracious Ride: Yes, they are for our bossman Francis T. Blamo

Court: Mr. Blamo, please come wit ley documents on Friday for us to know whether da yor own lay cars for true true

Blamo went back to court on Friday with his hands swinging like plastic bag

Court: Blamo, where plae lay car documents?

Blamo: I na geh docments, buh lay cars pa eh for me

Court.: Asset Recovery Team, since lay man na geh documents to tell us dat da his cars, I’m na stopping you from seizing lay cars dem. However, don’t rush yor self, buh yor use any law da yor geh to seize ley cars.

Asset Recovery Team: thank you very much Court. We will make use of whatever law da able to use to seize all of the cars until Gracious Ride can tell us how he owns lay cars.
Court: Case Closed! Thanks for reading.

Ordinary People: wahala begins
Original Idea: Abraham Doedeh
Edits and revision: The Jus