1. abood - Noun
2. Abood - Proper noun
A surname from Arabic.
A male given name from Arabic.
abood (plural aboods)
Obsolete spelling of abode
In an extraordinary postscript to an under-13s game on November 15, Abood was fined $5000 and must in the next 12 months complete 20 hours of voluntary service to the education and training of domestic cricket umpires through Cricket NSW. Source: Internet
Detroit teacher D. Louis Abood objected to being forced to become a member or pay agency fees (which are generally lower but pay for bargaining services) to a teachers union. Source: Internet
In a 2014 ruling concerning Illinois home-care workers, called Harris v. Quinn, Justice Samuel Alito opined that the Abood reasoning was “troubling” and “questionable on several grounds.” Source: Internet
Justice Alito, in particular, has been quite critical of Abood as recently as one year ago, finding Abood to lie on “questionable foundations.” Source: Internet
Such a decision would overrule the 40-year-old Abood v. Detroit Board of Education. Source: Internet
Conservatives have long chafed under the Abood ruling, and labor unions’ antagonists have similarly dreamed of reversing it. Source: Internet