State Hazard Mitigation Interagency Committee. Massachusetts has had an active State Hazard Mitigation Interagency Committee (SHMIC) since its. creation in 1991, following two Presidential Disaster Declarations, Hurricane Bob in August and the. Halloween Storm in October of that year. This committee, which consists of state, federal, and.
Conclusion of Law. The rule by which the rights of parties in a lawsuit are determined by a judge's application of relevant statutes or legal principles to the facts of the case that have been found to be true by the jury. The final judgment or decree rendered by a court based upon the verdict reached by the jury.
The termination of an obligation. (1) In contract law, discharge occurs when the parties have fully performed their contractual obligations or when events, conduct of the parties, or operation of the law releases the parties from performance. (2) In bankruptcy proceedings, the extinction of the debtor's dischargeable debts. performance.