genus (jee-n[schwa]s orjen-[schwa]s). A general class comprising several species or divisions. • In legal usage, the terms genus and (sometimes) species invoke the taxonomic classification of life forms in biological science. For example, patent law is a species within the genus of intellectual property; burglary is a species within the genus of crime. In the […]
genus nunquam perit (jee-n[schwa]s n[schwa]n[g]-kwam per-it). [Latin] Hist. The class never perishes. • The phrase appeared in reference to a quantity of contracted-for goods of a certain class (rather than a single item), the destruction of which did not discharge the seller’s obligation.
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nomen (noh-men or -m[schwa]n), n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. A personal name. • A Roman citizen generally had three names: a praenomen (“first name”), a nomen (“the name of the family group”), and cognomen (“a surname”). 2. Hist. A person’s first name. 3. More broadly, any name. Pl. nomina. See AGNOMEN. nomen collectivum (noh-men kol-[schwa]k-tI-v[schwa]m).
species (spee-sheez). 1. A taxonomic class of organisms uniquely distinguished from other classes by shared characteristics and usu. by an inability to interbreed with members of other classes. endangered species. A species in danger of becoming extinct; esp., under federal law, a species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part
insular area. A territory or commonwealth. • This phrase is used by some writers to denote the genus of which the terms territory and commonwealth are species. See COMMONWEALTH(2); TERRITORY(1).
A claim that encompasses a class of elements, any of which could function as equivalents. • For a generic claim to be valid, the specific elements it encompasses must have a definable feature in common that makes them fit for the purpose. — Also termed genus claim. Cf. species claim.
highway. 1. Broadly, any main route on land, on water, or in the air. 2. A free and public roadway or street that every person may use. [Cases: Highways 18.] “Every thoroughfare which is used by the public, and is, in the language of the English books, ‘common to all the king’s subjects,’ is a
享用损失 英语：loss of enjoyment 法语：privation de jouissance 德语：Verlust (Minderung) der Lebensqualität (Genuss) 意大利语：privazione del godimento 西班牙语：pérdida de disfrute, goce, uso
持有 英语：possession 法语：possession 德语：Besitz, Genuss 意大利语：possesso. detenzione, beneficio 西班牙语：posesión