stratagem
stratagem. A trick or deception to obtain an advantage, esp. in a military conflict.
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device
device. 1. Patents. A mechanical invention, as differentiated in patent law from a chemical discovery. • A device may be an apparatus or an article of manufacture. — Also termed machine. [Cases: Patents 11. C.J.S. Patents §§ 20, 25.] 2. A scheme to trick or deceive; a stratagem or artifice, as in the law relating
open entry
A conspicuous entry onto real property to take possession; an entry that is neither clandestine nor carried out by secret artifice or stratagem and that (by law in some states) is accomplished in the presence of two witnesses.
trap
trap, n. 1. A device for capturing living creatures, such as a pitfall, snare, or machine that shuts suddenly. mantrap. A booby-trap; esp., a device to catch a trespasser or burglar. • A mantrap is not illegal if it is designed merely to sound an alarm and not cause bodily harm. Illegal mantraps include manufactured
entry
entry, n. 1. The act, right, or privilege of entering real property (they were given entry into the stadium). forcible entry. See FORCIBLE ENTRY. lawful entry. 1. The entry onto real property by a person not in possession, under a claim or color of right, and without force or fraud. 2. The entry of premises
per insidias et industriam
per insidias et industriam (p[schwa]r in-sid-ee-[schwa]s et in-d[schwa]s-tree-[schwa]m). [Latin] Hist. By stratagem and on purpose; intentionally.
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