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Pronunciation Guide
a for all the vowel sounds in m as in motion, malice
burden, circus, function, wonder n as in notice, negate
a as in fact, plat ng as in long, ring
ah as in balm, father 0 as in contract, loss
am as in bar, start oh as in oath, impose
air as in flare, lair 00 as in rule, school
aw as in tall,... |
work
i.e. (id est) that is
I.e. lowercase
n. noun; note
no. == number , paragraph
pI. plural
pp. pages
p.pI. past participle
prep. == preposition
pt. =: part
repr. == reprinted
rev. revised by; revision
section
sing. Singular
specif. = specifically
usu. == usually
vb. verb
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A
a. 1. (usu. c... |
-tI-kwoh), adv. [Law Latin] Hist. From
ancient times; ofold. Also termed ab antiqua.
abarnare (ab-ahr-nair-ee), vb. [Law Latin] Hist. To detect
or disclose a secret crime; to bring to judgment.
abatable nuisance. See NUISANCE.
abatamentum (a-bay-t;l-men-t;lm), n. [Law Latin] Hist.
See ABATEMENT (5).
ahatare (ab-... |
m-vee-nee-en-tI), adv. [Law
Latin] From hardship or inconvenience. See argumen
tum ab inconvenienti under ARGUMENTUM.
ab initio (ab i-nish-ee-oh), adv. [Latin) (16c) From the
beginning <the injunction was valid ab initio>. Cf. IN
INITIO.
ab intestato (ab in-tes-tay-toh), adv. [Latin] By intes
tacy <succession ab i... |
THE-LINE. [Cases: Internal Revenue <>3114.J
abpatruus (ab-pa-troo-"s), n. [Latin] Roman & civil
law. A great-great-great uncle. Also termed patruus
maximus.
A-B-Q trust. See bypass trust under TRUST.
abridge, vb. (14c) 1. To reduce or diminish <abridge
one's civil liberties>. 2. To condense (as a book or other
w... |
isdiction. Cf. COMITY; OUR FEDERALISM. [Cases:
Federal Courts C:::>41-65.]
Burford abstention. (1967) A federal court's refusal
to review a state court's decision in cases involVing
a complex regulatory scheme and sensitive areas of
state concern. Burford v. Sun Oil Co., 319 U.S. 315,63
S.Ct. 1098 (1943). [Cases:... |
(a thing). 2. To
depart from legal or reasonable use in dealing with
(a person or thing); to misuse. 3. To injure (a person)
phYSically or mentally. 4. In the context of child welfare,
to hurt or injure (a child) by maltreatment. In most
states, a finding of abuse is generally limited to mal
treatment that causes... |
in case of
need"] An acceptance by one who has agreed to pay
the draft in case the drawee fails to do so.
acceptance for honor. An acceptance or undertaking
not by a party to the instrument, but by a third party,
for the purpose of protecting the honor or credit of
one of the parties, by which the third party agr... |
with no security interest reserved, or if the seller acquired
a security interest after installation of the goods, then the
financer of the vehicle should prevail." Ray D. Henson,
Handbook on Secured Transactions Under the Uniform
Commercial Code 4-22, at 93 (2d ed. 1979).
7. The physical uniting of goods with o... |
near a certain place, such as one who dwells near a river.
2. Hist. An agricultural tenant; a tenant of a manor.
accomenda (ak-;>-men-d;. Hist. Maritime law. A
contract between a cargo owner and a shipmas
ter whereby the parties agree to sell the cargo and
divide the profits (after dedUCting the owner's costs).
T... |
that is pledged
to a bank or factor as security for a loan. [Cases:
Factors ~5;Pledges ~5; Secured Transactions
~181.]
bank account. A deposit or credit account with a
bank, such as a demand, time, savings, or passbook
account. UCC 4-104(a). [Cases: Banks and Banking
~151.]
blocked account. An account at a ba... |
to the report of all items of property, income,
and expenses prepared by a personal representative,
trustee, or guardian and given to heirs, beneficiaries, or
the probate court. See ACCOUNT (4). 3. A legal action to
compel a defendant to account for and pay over money
owed to the plaintiff but held by the defendan... |
SECUTION.
accusatio suspecti tutoris (ak-yoo-zay-shee-oh sa-spek-tI
t[y]oo-tor-is). [Latin "accusation against a suspected
tutor"] Roman law. A civil action on behalf of a child
under the age ofpuberty against a tutor for negligence
or fraud in the performance ofthe tutor's duties.
accusator (ak-yoo-zay-tar), n. ... |
As a takeover method, a creeping acquisition does not
involve a formal tender offer. although the SEC may
classify it as such for regulatory purposes. Also
termed creeping tender offer.
derivative acquisition. An acquisition obtained from
another, as by sale or gift.
new acquisition. An estate not originating fro... |
At common law,
a lawsuit. PI. actiones (ak-shee-oh-neez).
actio ad exhibendum (ak-shee-oh ad ek-si-ben-d ..m).
Roman law. An action to compel a defendant to
produce property so as to establish that it is in the
defendant's possession. PI. actiones ad exhiben
dum.
actio aestimatoria (ak-shee-oh es-ti-m ..-tor-ee-.... |
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