lawful damages
lawful damages 法定(损害)赔偿金 该种赔偿金为法律所固定，并在普通法法院是可确定的。
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retaliatory discharge
A discharge that is made in retaliation for the employee’s conduct (such as reporting unlawful activity by the employer to the government) and that clearly violates public policy. • Federal and state statutes may entitle an employee who is dismissed by retaliatory discharge to recover damages. [Cases: Civil Rights 1247, 1249(2); Master and Servant 30(6.5).
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racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. A law designed to attack organized criminal activity and preserve marketplace integrity by investigating, controlling, and prosecuting persons who participate or conspire to participate in racketeering. • Enacted in 1970, the federal RICO statute applies only to activity involving interstate or foreign commerce. 18 USCA §§ 1961–1968. Since then,
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quasi offense
Civil law. A negligent unlawful act that causes injury or loss to another and that gives rise to a claim for damages. • This is equivalent to the common-law tort of negligence. — Also termed quasi-delict. [Cases: Torts 1. C.J.S. Torts §§ 2–7.]
dram shop act
dram-shop act. A statute allowing a plaintiff to recover damages from a commercial seller of alcoholic beverages for the plaintiff’s injuries caused by a customer’s intoxication. — Also termed civil-liability act; civil-damage law. [Cases: Intoxicating Liquors 282–324. C.J.S. Intoxicating Liquors §§ 428–463.] “Largely at the behest of the temperance movement, statutes (called ‘dram shop acts’)
seduction
seduction. The offense that occurs when a man entices a woman of previously chaste character to have unlawful intercourse with him by means of persuasion, solicitation, promises, or bribes, or other means not involving force. • Many states have abolished this offense for persons over the age of legal consent. Traditionally, the parent of a
versari in re illicita
versari in re illicita (v[schwa]r-sair-I in ree i-lis-[schwa]-t[schwa]). [Latin] To be engaged in an unlawful activity (as a bar to a claim for damages).
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detinue
detinue (det-i-nyoo or -noo). A common-law action to recover personal property wrongfully taken by another. Cf. REPLEVIN; TROVER. [Cases: Detinue 1. C.J.S. Detinue § 1.] “A claim in detinue lies at the suit of a person who has an immediate right to the possession of the goods against a person who is in actual possession