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bolger test

Bolger test. The judicial test for determining whether a statement is commercial speech, by examining (1) whether it is an advertisement; (2) whether it refers to a specific product or service; and (3) whether the speaker has an economic motivation for making the statement. Bolger v. Youngs Drug Prods. Corp., 463 U.S. 60, 66–67, 103

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leading case

leading case. 1. A judicial decision that first definitively settled an important legal rule or principle and that has since been often and consistently followed. • An example is Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602 (1966) (creating the exclusionary rule for evidence improperly obtained from a suspect being interrogated while in police

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disposition

disposition (dis-p[schwa]-zish-[schwa]n), n. 1. The act of transferring something to another’s care or possession, esp. by deed or will; the relinquishing of property (a testamentary disposition of all the assets). testamentary disposition. A disposition to take effect upon the death of the person making it, who retains substantially entire control of the property until death.

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novodamus

novodamus (noh-v[schwa]-day-m[schwa]s), n. [Latin novo damus “we grant anew”] Scots law. 1. A clause in a charter that progressively grants certain rights anew. • The phrase appeared in reference to any charter by which a superior renewed a previous land grant to a vassal. 2. A charter containing such a clause. “This clause is subjoined

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