wherein,conj. 1. In which; where (the jurisdiction wherein Lynn practices). 2. During which (they listened intently at the concert, wherein both of them became convinced that the composer’s “new” work was a fraud). 3. How; in what respect (Fallon demanded to know wherein she had breached any duty). — wherein, adv.
sandbagging, n. 1. A trial lawyer’s remaining cagily silent when a possible error occurs at trial, with the hope of preserving an issue for appeal if the court does not correct the problem. • Such a tactic does not usu. preserve the issue for appeal because objections must be promptly made to alert the trial
damage-cleer (dam-ij kleer), n. [fr. Latin damna clericorum “clerk’s compensation”] Hist. A set fee payable by a plaintiff to the Court of the Common Pleas, King’s Bench, or Exchequer before execution on an award of damages. • The fee — later abolished by statute — was originally a gratuity to the court clerks for preparing
independent development. Intellectual property. A defense against an industrial-espionage charge wherein the user shows that the property was independently discovered or conceived. • Trademarks, symbols, inventions, and other types of intellectual property are all subject to independent development. — Also termed independent conception.
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homage (hom-ij). In feudal times, a ceremony that a new tenant performed for the lord to acknowledge the tenure. • This was the most honorable service that a free tenant might do for a lord. In the ceremony, kneeling before the lord, the tenant placed his hands between the lord’s hands while saying, “I become
feigned issue. Hist. A proceeding in which the parties, by consent, have an issue tried by a jury without actually bringing a formal action. • The proceeding was done when a court either lacked jurisdiction or was unwilling to decide the issue. — Also termed fictitious issue. “The chancellor’s decree is either interlocutory or final.
dotalitium (doh-t[schwa]-lish-ee-[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin] Hist. Dower. “[S]ome have ascribed the introduction of dower to the Normans, as a branch of their local tenures; though we cannot expect any feodal reason for its invention, since it was not a part of the pure, primitive, simple law of feuds, but was first of all introduced into
forprise (for-prIz). Hist. 1. An exception or reservation. • The term was frequently used in leases and conveyances. “Forprise … [a]n exception or reservation…. We still use it in Conveyances and Leases, wherein Excepted and Forprised is an usual expression.” Thomas Blount, Nomo-Lexicon: A Law-Dictionary (1670). 2. An exaction.