child labor law
child-labor law. A state or federal statute that protects children by prescribing the necessary working conditions for children in a workplace. See FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT. [Cases: Infants 14. C.J.S. Infants § 99.]
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community trademark treaty
Community Trademark Treaty. A 1996 agreement allowing a trademark registrant to file a single application with the European Trademark Office for trademark protection in all European Union nations instead of filing a separate application in each country. • The trademark registrant does not have to be a citizen of a member nation to file an
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pure speech
Words or conduct limited in form to what is necessary to convey the idea. • This type of speech is given the greatest constitutional protection. Cf. commercial speech; symbolic speech.
paris industrial property convention
Paris Industrial Property Convention. See PARIS CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY.
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missile defense agency
Missile Defense Agency. A unit in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for developing and deploying a missile-defense system capable of protecting the United States, its armed forces, and others from missile attack. — Abbr. MDA.
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united states geological survey
United States Geological Survey. A unit in the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for preparing and publishing maps, technical reports, and fact sheets, and for compiling information about energy and mineral resources and the use and quality of the nation’s water resources. — Abbr. USGS.
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intermediate casing
Casing that protects deep formations against pollution from drilling and producing opera-tions.
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freedom of expressive association
The constitutional right of an individual to associate with others, without undue government interference, for the purpose of engaging in activities protected by the First Amendment, such as speech, assembly, and the exercise of religion.
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receivership estate
receivership estate. The totality of the interests that the receivers of an association in one or more states are appointed to protect.
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fundamental right
fundamental right. 1. A right derived from natural or fundamental law. 2. Constitutional law. A significant component of liberty, encroachments of which are rigorously tested by courts to ascertain the soundness of purported governmental justifications. • A fundamental right triggers strict scrutiny to determine whether the law violates the Due Process Clause or the Equal