certificate of convenience and necessity
- certificate of convenience and necessity
: a certificate from a public board or commission required by federal or state statute before engaging in certain public undertakings or services to protect existing franchises against injurious competition
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certificate of convenience and necessity — certificate of con·ve·nience and necessity: a certificate issued by an agency granting a company authority to operate a public service esp. as a utility or transportation company Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
certificate of public convenience and necessity — certificate of convenience and necessity … Useful english dictionary
public convenience and necessity — The common criterion used in public utility matters when a board or agency is faced with a petition for action at the request of the utility. In a statute requiring the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the Public… … Black's law dictionary
certificate of public convenience and necessity — A certificate from a public service commission as a prerequisite to the construction or extension of a public utility plant or system. 43 Am J1st Pub Util § 198; a certificate, issued by the appropriate regulatory commission to a common carrier… … Ballentine's law dictionary
certificate — /sartifakat/ A written assurance, or official representation, that some act has or has not been done, or some event occurred, or some legal formality has been complied with. A written assurance made or issuing from some court, and designed as a… … Black's law dictionary
certificate — /sartifakat/ A written assurance, or official representation, that some act has or has not been done, or some event occurred, or some legal formality has been complied with. A written assurance made or issuing from some court, and designed as a… … Black's law dictionary
certificate — cer·tif·i·cate 1 /sər ti fi kət/ n 1 a: a document containing a certified statement esp. as to the truth of something a birth certificate b: a document certifying that a person has fulfilled the requirements of and may practice in a specified… … Law dictionary
necessity — Controlling force; irresistible compulsion; a power or impulse so great that it admits no choice of conduct. That which makes the contrary of a thing impossible. The quality or state of being necessary, in its primary sense signifying that which… … Black's law dictionary
necessity — Controlling force; irresistible compulsion; a power or impulse so great that it admits no choice of conduct. That which makes the contrary of a thing impossible. The quality or state of being necessary, in its primary sense signifying that which… … Black's law dictionary
Certificate — A type of permit for public convenience and necessity issued by a utility commission, which authorizes a utility or regulated company to engage in business, construct facilities, provide some services, or abandon service. U.S. Dept. of Energy … Energy terms