permanent law
A statute that continues in force for an indefinite time.
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permanent protective order
A protective order of indefinite duration granted after a hearing with notice to both sides; esp., a court order that prohibits an abuser from contacting or approaching the protected person for a long period, usu. years. Despite the name, permanent orders often have expiration dates set by state law. An order may also require the
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deserter
deserter. Int’l law. A soldier who leaves national military service with the intention of reneging on military obligations either permanently or for the duration of a military operation; a person who illegally abandons a military force, often by seeking refuge in a foreign territory or by joining enemy forces. [Cases: Armed Services 38; Military Justice
reception
reception. The adoption in whole or in part of the law of one jurisdiction by another jurisdiction. • In the legal idiom, it is most common to speak of the reception of Roman law. “In many parts of Europe monarchs encouraged a ‘reception’ of Roman law at the expense of medieval customary systems. On the
diplomatic relations
diplomatic relations. Int’l law. The customary form of permanent contact and communication between sovereign countries. [Cases: Ambassadors and Consuls 3; International Law 10–10. 2. C.J.S. Ambassadors and Consuls §§ 15–23; International Law §§ 9–12.]
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suspension
suspension. 1. The act of temporarily delaying, interrupting, or terminating something (suspension of business operations) (suspension of a statute). 2. The state of such delay, interruption, or termination (corporate transfers were not allowed because of the suspension of business). 3. The temporary deprivation of a person’s powers or privileges, esp. of office or profession; esp.,
quaestio perpetua
quaestio perpetua (kwes-chee-oh-neez p[schwa]r-pech-oo-ee). [Latin “perpetual inquiry”] Roman law. A permanent commission to hear criminal cases; specif., a standing jury court created by statute to try and pass sentence on particular crimes. Pl. quaestiones perpetuae. “Then in 149 the lex Calpurnia was passed, concerned not only with reparation but also punishment; it established a permanent
neutralization
neutralization. 1. The act of making something ineffective. 2. Int’l law. The process by which a country’s integrity has been permanently guaranteed by international treaty, conditionally on its maintaining a perpetual neutrality except in its own defense. • Switzerland is the only remaining example, having been neutralized by the Treaty of Vienna in 1815 —
taking
taking, n. 1. Criminal & tort law. The act of seizing an article, with or without removing it, but with an implicit transfer of possession or control. constructive taking. An act that does not equal an actual appropriation of an article but that does show an intention to convert it, as when a person entrusted