compassing
compassing n. 想像；设想 指单纯的思想活动，若未伴以外在行为〔open, or overt, act〕，则不受司法追究。但英国1315年《叛逆法》〔Treason Act〕规定，想像或设想国王、王后及其长子和嗣子〔heir〕死亡，构成叛逆罪〔treason〕。
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compassing
compassing (k[schwa]m-p[schwa]-sing). Hist. The act of contriving or plotting, esp. of something un-derhanded. • The Treason Act of 1351 criminalized the act of compassing the sovereign’s death. — Also termed imagining.
unfair competition
unfair competition. 1. Dishonest or fraudulent rivalry in trade and commerce; esp., the practice of endeavoring to pass off one’s own goods or products in the market for those of another by means of imitating or counterfeiting the name, brand, size, shape, or other distinctive characteristic of the article or its packaging. [Cases: Trade Regulation
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malice aforethought
malice aforethought. The requisite mental state for common-law murder, encompassing any one of the following: (1) the intent to kill, (2) the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, (3) extremely reckless indifference to the value of human life (the so-called abandoned and malignant heart), or (4) the intent to commit a dangerous felony (which leads
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catchall
catchall, adj. Broad; widely encompassing (the catchall factor allows the jury to consider all circumstances extenuating the gravity of the crime). catchall, n. See BROADENING STATEMENT.
incorporate
incorporate, vb. 1. To form a legal corporation (she incorporated the family business). [Cases: Corporations 1. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 2, 4.] 2. To combine with something else (incorporate the exhibits into the agreement). 3. To make the terms of another (esp. earlier) document part of a document by specific reference (the codicil incorporated the terms
alternative dispute resolution
alternative dispute resolution. A procedure for settling a dispute by means other than litigation, such as arbitra-tion or mediation. — Abbr. ADR. — Also termed dispute resolution. See ARBITRATION; MEDIATION. [Cases: Arbitration 1. C.J.S. Arbitration §§ 2–3.] “ADR can be defined as encompassing all legally permitted processes of dispute resolution other than litigation. While this
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incorporation
incorporation, n. 1. The formation of a legal corporation. See ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION . [Cases: Corporations 1. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 2, 4.] 2. Constitutional law. The process of applying the provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states by interpreting the 14th Amendment’s Due Process Clause as encompassing those provisions. • In a variety
malice aforethought
The requisite mental state for common-law murder, encompassing any one of the following: (1) the intent to kill, (2) the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, (3) extremely reckless indifference to the value of human life (the so-called abandoned and malignant heart), or (4) the intent to commit a dangerous felony (which leads to culpability
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practice of law
The professional work of a duly licensed lawyer, encompassing a broad range of services such as conducting cases in court, preparing papers necessary to bring about various transactions from conveying land to effecting corporate mergers, preparing legal opinions on various points of law, drafting wills and other estate-planning documents, and advising clients on legal questions.