rejecting
rejecting, n. A parent’s or caregiver’s pattern of refusing to acknowledge a child’s worth or legitimate needs. Cf. ISOLATING; IGNORING.
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bork
bork (bork), vb. Slang. 1. (Of the U.S. Senate) to reject a nominee, esp. for the U.S. Supreme Court, on grounds of the nominee’s unorthodox political and legal philosophy. • The term derives from the name of Robert Bork, President Ronald Reagan’s unsuccessful nominee for the Supreme Court in 1987. 2. (Of political and legal
market out clause
market-out clause. Oil & gas. A contract provision permitting a pipeline-purchaser of natural gas to lower the purchase price if market conditions make it uneconomical to continue buying at the contract price, and permitting the well owner to respond by accepting the lower price or by rejecting it and canceling the contract. • Market-out clauses
statutory double patenting
Attempting to patent an invention that is the same subject matter as another invention by the same inventor, when the first invention has already been patented or has a pending patent application. • Any double patenting is grounds for invalidating a patent claim or rejecting a claim in a patent application. 35 USCA § 101.
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swearing behind
swearing behind. Patents. A patent applicant’s showing that an invention was conceived of or reduced to practice before the effective date of a prior-art reference cited by a patent examiner as grounds for rejecting an application. — Also termed swearing behind the reference. See ANTEDATING OF A PRIOR-ART REFERENCE . [Cases: Patents 91(.5). C.J.S. Patents
interposition
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
judicially created double patenting
Attempting to patent an invention that is an obvious variation of another invention by the same inventor when the first invention has already been patented or has a pending patent application. • Double patenting is grounds for rejecting a patent application, limiting the term of a patent through a terminal disclaimer, or invalidating a patent.
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planning board
planning board. A local government body responsible for approving or rejecting proposed building projects. • In most jurisdictions, the planning board’s decisions are subject to the review of the city council. — Also termed planning commission. [Cases: Zoning and Planning 351. C.J.S. Zoning and Land Planning §§ 97, 177, 181–183, 185.]
promulgate
promulgate (pr[schwa]-m[schwa]l-gayt orprom-[schwa]l-gayt), vb. 1. To declare or announce publicly; to proclaim. 2. To put (a law or decree) into force or effect. 3. (Of an administrative agency) to carry out the formal process of rulemaking by publishing the proposed regulation, inviting public comments, and approving or rejecting the proposal. — promulgation (prom-[ schwa]l-gay-sh[schwa]n or
isolating
isolating, n. Family law. A parent’s or caregiver’s pattern of cutting a child off from normal social experiences, preventing the child from forming friendships, or making the child believe that he or she is alone in the world. Cf. IGNORING; REJECTING.