primer election
primer election. A first choice; esp., the eldest coparcener’s pick of land on division of the estate. See ELECTION.
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mandate
mandate, n. 1. An order from an appellate court directing a lower court to take a specified action. — Also termed (in BrE) order. See MANDAMUS. [Cases: Appeal and Error 1186.1; Federal Courts 949. 1. C.J.S. Appeal and Error § 968.] 2. A judicial command directed to an officer of the court to enforce a
stranding
stranding, n. Maritime law. A ship’s drifting, driving, or running aground on a strand. • The type of stranding that occurs determines the method of apportioning the liability for any resulting losses. [Cases: Salvage 9, 30. C.J.S. Salvage §§ 12, 81.] accidental stranding. Stranding as a result of natural forces, such as wind and waves.
nomen
(noh-men or -m[schwa]n), n.[Latin] 1.Roman law. A personal name. • A Roman citizen generally had three names: a praenomen (“first name”), a nomen (“the name of the family group”), and cognomen (“a surname”).2.Hist. A person’s first name. 3. More broadly, any name. Pl. nomina See AGNOMEN.
blasphemy
blasphemy (blas-f[schwa]-mee), n. Irreverence toward God, religion, a religious icon, or something else considered sacred. • Blasphemy was a crime at common law and remains so in some U.S. jurisdictions, but it is rarely if ever enforced because of its questionable constitutionality under the First Amendment. Cf. PROFANITY. [Cases: Criminal Law 45.20. C.J.S. Criminal Law
interest only mortgage
A balloon-payment mortgage on which the borrower must at first make only interest payments, but must make a lump-sum payment of the full principal at maturity. — Also termed standing mortgage; straight-term mortgage. — Abbr. IO mortgage.
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fiduciary relationship
A relationship in which one person is under a duty to act for the benefit of another on matters within the scope of the relationship. • Fiduciary relationships — such as trustee–beneficiary, guardian–ward, principal–agent, and attorney–client — require an unusually high degree of care. Fiduciary relationships usu. arise in one of four situations: (1) when
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battered woman syndrome
battered-woman syndrome. Family law. A constellation of medical and psychological conditions of a woman who has suffered physical, sexual, or emotional abuse at the hands of a spouse or lover. • Battered-woman syndrome was first described in the early 1970s by Dr. Lenore Walker. It consists of a three-stage cycle of violence: (1) the tension-building
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second mortgage
A mortgage that is junior to a first mortgage on the same property, but that is senior to any later mortgage. [Cases: Mortgages 151. C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 210–212, 226.]
ac etiam
ac etiam (ak ee-shee-[schwa]m oresh-ee-[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Common-law pleading. 1. And also. • These words introduced a genuine claim in a pleading in a common-law case in which a fictitious claim had to be alleged to give the court jurisdiction. In other words, the phrase ac etiam directed the court to the real cause of