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gain

gain, n. 1. An increase in amount, degree, or value. pecuniary gain. 1. A gain of money or of something having monetary value. 2. Criminal law. Any monetary or economic gain that serves as an impetus for the commission of an offense. • In most states, an offense and its punishment are aggravated if the

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moral right

moral right. (usu. pl.) Copyright. The right of an author or artist, based on natural-law principles, to guarantee the integrity of a creation despite any copyright or property-law right of its owner. • Moral rights include rights of (1) attribution (also termed “paternity”): the right to be given credit and to claim credit for a

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societas leonina

societas leonina (s[schwa]-sI-[schwa]-tas lee-[schwa]-nI-n[schwa]). [Latin “partnership with a lion”] Roman law. An illegal partnership in which a partner shares in only the losses, not the profits; a partnership in which one person takes the lion’s share. — Also termed leonina societas. “But an arrangement by which one party should have all the gain was not

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like kind property

like-kind property. Tax. Property that is of such a similar kind, class, or character to other property that a gain from an exchange of the property is not recognized for federal income-tax purposes. See LIKE-KIND EXCHANGE. [Cases: Internal Revenue 3184. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §§ 120–121, 124.]

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picketing

picketing. The demonstration by one or more persons outside a business or organization to protest the entity’s activities or policies and to pressure the entity to meet the protesters’ demands; esp., an employees’ demonstration aimed at publicizing a labor dispute and influencing the public to withhold business from the employer. • Picketing is usu. considered

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signum

signum (sig-n[schwa]m), n. [Latin] Roman law. 1. A sign; a seal. “Signum. (On written documents.) A seal (a stamp) put on to close a document in order to make its contents inaccessible to unauthorized persons and protect against forgery, or at the end of it after the written text. In the latter case the seal

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bad faith

bad faith, n. 1. Dishonesty of belief or purpose (the lawyer filed the pleading in bad faith). — Also termed mala fides (mal-[schwa] fI-deez). “A complete catalogue of types of bad faith is impossible, but the following types are among those which have been recognized in judicial decisions: evasion of the spirit of the bargain,

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