Securities. The defense that part of the plaintiff’s damages were caused by factors other than the depreciation in value of the securities resulting from registration-statement defects. • If negative causation is proved, the plaintiff’s damages should be reduced. 15 USCA § 77k(e). [Cases: Securities Regulation 25.21(5). C.J.S. Securities Regulation § 89.]
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recusatio judicis (reh-kyoo-zay-shee-oh joo-dish-is), n. [Latin] Eccles. law. The procedure and grounds by which a judge may be challenged and removed from hearing a case. • The grounds for disqualification traditionally include great friendship or enmity with a party, close kinship to a party, acceptance of a bribe, previously giving counsel to a party, or
jactus mercium navis levandae causa (jak-t[schwa]s m[schwa]r-shee-[schwa]m nay-vis l[schwa]-van-dee kaw-z[schwa]). [Latin “the throwing of goods into the sea for the purpose of lightening the ship”] Roman law. JETTISON. See LEX RHODIA.
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recusation (rek-y[schwa]-zay-sh[schwa]n). 1. Civil law. An objection, exception, or appeal; esp. an objection alleging a judge’s prejudice or conflict of interest. [Cases: Judges 39–56. C.J.S. Judges §§ 62, 98–160.] 2. RECUSAL.
causa promissionis (kaw-z[schwa] pr[schwa]-mish-ee-oh-nis).Eccles. law. The doctrine that an informal undertaking does not oblige if it lacks a good cause.
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refusal n. (1)拒绝 对法律上有权获取的某项利益不予接受，也指不接受某项要求或不履行法律规定的某项义务。指后者时常与「疏忽」〔neglect〕一词连用。但「疏忽」仅指未履行责任，可能出于不注意、懈怠、误解或无力履行，而「拒绝」则为对请求或命令的正面否定，至少在心中决定不予遵守。(→rejection; renunciation; repudiation; rescind) (2)优先权；优先取舍(→right of first refusal)
probabilis causa litigandi (pr[schwa]-bab-[schwa]-lis kaw-z[schwa] lit-i-gan-dI). [Law Latin] Scots law. A probable cause of action. • A person applying for legal aid has to show a reasonable basis for the proposed legal action.
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