end lines. Mining law. A claim’s lines, as platted or laid down on the ground, that mark its boundaries on the shorter dimension, where the claim crosses the vein, in contrast to side lines, which mark the longer dimension and follow the course of the vein. • With reference to the apex rule, if the […]
end lines 端线 在采矿法中，一块被要求的矿区土地的端线，是指标明其短边的界限，且穿过矿脉的线。而边线〔side lines〕则是指标明其长边的界限，且沿着矿脉方向伸展的线。但对于可以超越矿界开采权〔extralateral rights〕的情况来说，如果其有权开采的矿区土地作为一个整体穿过矿脉，而非沿着矿脉的方向伸展，则其端线就变成了边线，而边线则成了端线。
sentencing guidelines. A set of standards for determining the punishment that a convicted criminal should receive, based on the nature of the crime and the offender’s criminal history. • The federal government and several states have adopted sentencing guidelines in an effort to make judicial sentencing more consistent. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 650. C.J.S. Criminal
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side lines. 1. The margins of something, such as property. 2. A different type of business or goods than one principally engages in or sells. 3. Mining law. The boundary lines of a mining claim not crossing the vein running on each side of it. — Also written sidelines. Cf. END LINES. [Cases: Mines and
Under the federal-sentencing guidelines, an adult who, after being convicted of two violent felonies or controlled-substance felonies, commits another such felony. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 4B1.1.
A constitution that has few or no special amending procedures. • The British Constitution is an example. Parliament can alter constitutional principles and define new baselines for government action through ordinary legislative processes. The Canadian Constitution also grants its legislature some limited ability to amend the Constitution by legislation.
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cancellation, n. 1. The act of defacing or obliterating a writing (as by marking lines across it) with the intention of rendering it void. 2. An annulment or termination of a promise or an obligation. [Cases: Cancellation of Instru-ments 1; Contracts 249. C.J.S. Cancellation of Instruments; Rescission §§ 2–7; Contracts §§ 422, 424, 427–428, 456,
failing-company doctrine. Antitrust. The rule that allows an otherwise proscribed merger or acquisition between competitors when one is bankrupt or near failure. 15 USCA §§ 12–27. — Also termed failing-firm defense. [Cases: Monopolies 20(1). C.J.S. Monopolies §§ 106–111, 115–116, 125.] “The 1992 guidelines provide a limited defense for failing firms and failing divisions of firms.
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deforce, vb. 1. To keep (lands) from the true owner by means of force. 2. To oust another from possession by means of force. 3. To detain (a creditor’s money) unjustly and forcibly. — deforciant, n. “The character of the action of debt is well illustrated by the form of the writ as given by
scalping, n. 1. The practice of selling something (esp. a ticket) at a price above face value once it becomes scarce (usu. just before a high-demand event begins). 2. The purchase of a security by an investment adviser before the adviser recommends that a customer buy the same security. • This practice is usu. considered