Classified information that may be used against a defendant in an immigration proceeding but withheld from the defendant, the defendant’s lawyer, and the public on national-security grounds. • The use of secret evidence was made easier under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.
An instrument that indicates who is to serve as a trustee but fails to identify either the beneficiary or the terms of the trust, or both. • Traditionally, this trust was deemed to fail for want of an ascertainable beneficiary. But the modern view is to provide the same relief as that given for a
An instrument, usu. a will, that appears to give an absolute gift to another although the donee has orally agreed with the grantor that he or she is to use the property for the benefit of some third party. • Courts admit evidence of the promise to prevent unjust enrichment and enforce it by imposing
minutes. 1. Memoranda or notes of a transaction or proceeding. 2. Parliamentary law. The formal record of a deliberative assembly’s proceedings, approved (as corrected, if necessary) by the assembly. — Also termed journal; record; report. See DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES; SPREAD UPON THE MINUTES . “The minutes of an organization include a
conceal v. 隐瞒；隐匿；隐藏 在有关扣押令的法规中，该词指隐匿财产使执法官员无法找到；在有关隐匿赃物的法规中，该词指故意隐匿以剥夺物主的所有权；在破产法中指隐瞒、伪造和毁坏；故意隐匿破产财产罪不仅包括隐匿破产财产，还指拒绝提供有关财产下落的信息；在执行程序中，拒绝执法官员的要求即属隐匿财产。 (→compounding a crime; harbo(u)r; misprision of felony; withholding of evidence; treasure-trove; secret)
Pasula–Robinette test. The principle that if a miner establishes a prima facie case of retaliation for filing a claim under the Mine Safety and Health Act, the mine operator can still prevail by proving, as an affirmative defense, that (1) the miner did not engage in a protected activity, (2) the adverse action was based
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fix, n. 1. A dose of an illegal drug (the defendant testified that he robbed the store because he needed to buy a fix). 2. A navigational reading. fix, vb. 1. To announce (an exchange price, interest rate, etc.) (interest was fixed at 6%). 2. To establish (a person’s liability or responsibility) (you cannot fix