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ZIFT.abbr. ZYGOTE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER.

zygnomic (zig-noh-mik), adj. Of, relating to, or involving an act whose evolution directly abridges the freedom of a person who bears a duty in the enjoyment of a legal advantage. • This rather abstract term was coined by the philosopher Albert Kocourek in his book Jural Relations (1927). Cf. MESONOMIC.

zetetic (zi-tet-ik), adj. Hist. Proceeding by inquiry; investigative. — Also spelled zetetick.

zygostates (zI-goh-stay-teez), n. [Greek] Roman law. An officer who resolved controversies over weight; a public weigher.

zygocephalum (zI-g[schwa]-sef-[schwa]-l[schwa]m), n. [Greek fr. zygo- “yoke, pair” + kephalos “head”] Hist. A measure of land, esp. the amount that can be plowed in one day.

zoning ordinance. A city ordinance that regulates the use to which land within various parts of the city may be put. • It allocates uses to the various districts of a municipality, as by allocating residences to certain parts and busi-nesses to other parts. A comprehensive zoning ordinance usu. regulates the height of buildings and

zone-of-danger rule. Torts. The doctrine allowing the recovery of damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress if the plaintiff was both located in the dangerous area created by the defendant’s negligence and frightened by the risk of harm. [Cases: Damages 49.10. C.J.S. Damages § 95; Torts §§ 67, 76–79, 82–83.]

zero-tolerance policy. An established plan or method of action stating that certain acts will not be permitted or condoned. • School districts often have a zero-tolerance policy regarding the use of drugs and alcohol on school premises or at school-sponsored functions. In 1995 Congress enacted a nationwide zero-tolerance statute to combat underage drinking.

zygote. A two-celled organism formed by the joining of egg and sperm. Cf. EMBRYO; FETUS.