The principle that the United States will allow no intervention or domination by any non-American nation in the Western Hemisphere. • This principle, which has some recognition in international law (though not as a formal doctrine), was first announced by President James Monroe in 1823.
Fine and Recovery Act. Hist. An English statute, enacted in 1833, that abolished the use of fines as a method of conveying title to land. 3 & 4 Will. 4, ch. 74. See FINE (1).
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customary law. Law consisting of customs that are accepted as legal requirements or obligatory rules of conduct; practices and beliefs that are so vital and intrinsic a part of a social and economic system that they are treated as if they were laws. — Also termed consuetudinary law. “In contrast with the statute, customary law
Quayle action. Patents. An office action telling the patent applicant that the claims are allowable on the merits but that the form of the application still needs to be amended. Ex parte Quayle, 25 USPQ 74, 1935 C.D. 11, 453 O.G. 213 (Comm’r Pat. 1935). • The applicant generally has two months to respond. A
A warranty that facts will continue to be as stated throughout the policy period, such that a failure of the warranty provides the insurer with a defense to a claim under the policy. — Also termed continuing warranty. [Cases: Insurance 3036. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 537, 542–545, 569, 629, 634, 639, 706, 720, 761–762, 771.]
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jacobus n. 〈英〉雅各布斯金币 国王詹姆斯一世〔James Ⅰ〕时期铸造，直径13/8英吋，价值约等于25先令〔shilling〕，有时亦定为24先令。麦考利〔Macaulay〕说8 000这种金币与10 000英镑等值。又名「broad」；「laurel」；「broad-piece」。
A promise, usu. in a sale-of-business, partnership, or employment contract, not to engage in the same type of business for a stated time in the same market as the buyer, partner, or employer. • Noncompetition covenants are valid to protect business goodwill in the sale of a company. In other contexts, they are generally disfavored
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incapacitated person. A person who is impaired by an intoxicant, by mental illness or deficiency, or by physical illness or disability to the extent that personal decision-making is impossible.
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essentialia (e-sen-shee-ay-lee-[schwa]). [Law Latin “essentials”] Scots law. Terms or qualities essential to the existence of a particular right or contract. Cf. ACCIDENTALIA. “Essentialia. This term, applied to a contract, or right, or other subject of law, signifies those things which are essential to the very being of the contract or right, as such, and any
delivery in escrow. The physical transfer of something to an escrow agent to be held until some condition is met, at which time the agent will release it. • An example of such a delivery is a stock buyer’s transfer of cash to a bank that will give the seller the cash upon receiving the
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