overreaching, n. 1. The act or an instance of taking unfair commercial advantage of another, esp. by fraudulent means. [Cases: Contracts 1; Sales 1(1). C.J.S. Contracts §§ 2–3, 9, 12; Sales§§ 2, 9, 29, 48.] 2. The act or an instance of defeating one’s own purpose by going too far. — overreach, vb.
overreaching clause 超越条款 １继承财产再设定证书〔resettlement〕中的一项条款。它保留了由原继承财产设定证书〔settlement〕所创设的附属于终身权益的出卖与出租财产权，以避免继承财产再设定证书意图授予地产保有人以相同的地产与权力。因该条款假定继承财产再设定证书应被原行使之权力所超越，故此得名。若继承财产再设定证书中无此条款，则由原继承财产设定证书所创设的与终身地产权相附随的权力因此而消灭。２多方契据〔indenture〕中的一项条款，创设于某一外部文件的权力，注明该等权力超越于由多方契据所创立的权力。
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overreaching n. (1)过分；过头 指从他人处获取不公平的商业利益的行为或情况，尤指以欺诈手段为之者。 (2)超越；越出 指一方由于行为过甚而致自己的目的落空。
interposition, n. 1. The act of submitting something (such as a pleading or motion) as a defense to an opponent’s claim. 2. Archaic. The action of a state, while exercising its sovereignty, in rejecting a federal mandate that it believes is unconstitutional or overreaching. • The Supreme Court has declared that interposition is an illegal
laesio enormis (lee-shee-oh i-nor-mis). [Law Latin “excessive loss” or “abnormal loss of more than half”] Roman & civil law. 1. The sale of a thing for which the buyer paid less than half its real value. • The seller could rescind the sale, but the buyer could keep the item purchased by paying the full