international regime
A set of norms of behavior and rules and policies that cover international issues and that facilitate substantive or procedural arrangements among countries.
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ordered adjudged and decreed
ordered, adjudged, and decreed. The traditional words used to present a court’s decision (It is therefore ordered, adjudged, and decreed that …). “The usual style of a decree is ‘it is ordered, adjudged, and decreed’; and of an order or rule, ‘it is ordered,’ etc.” 1 Henry Campbell Black, A Treatise on the Law of
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serious
serious, adj. 1. (Of conduct, opinions, etc.) weighty; important (serious violation of rules). 2. (Of an injury, illness, accident, etc.) dangerous; potentially resulting in death or other severe consequences (serious bodily harm).
jus gentium
jus gentium (j[schwa]s jen-shee-[schwa]m). [Latin “law of nations”] 1. INTERNATIONAL LAW. 2. Roman law. The body of law, taken to be common to all civilized peoples, and applied in dealing with the relations between Roman citizens and foreigners. — Also termed jus inter gentes. “The early Roman law (the jus civile) applied only to Roman
law of marque
law of marque (mahrk). A rule of reprisal allowing one who has been wronged but cannot obtain justice to take the goods of the wrongdoer found within the wronged person’s precinct, in satisfaction of the wrong.
reddendo singula singulis
reddendo singula singulis (ri-den-doh sing-gy[schwa]-l[schwa] sing-gy[ schwa]-lis). [Latin “by rendering each to each”] Assigning or distributing separate things to separate persons, or separate words to separate subjects. • This was used as a rule of construction designed to give effect to the intention of the parties who drafted the instrument. — Also termed referendo singula
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no evidence
no evidence. 1. The lack of a legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable fact-finder to rule in favor of the party who bears the burden of proof (there is no evidence in the record about his whereabouts at midnight). • Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party can move for judgment as
quondam
quondam (kwon-d[schwa]m), adj. Having been formerly; former (the quondam ruler). quondam, n. Archaic. A person who once held an office or a position, esp. one who was involuntarily removed or deposed.
tyrant
tyrant, n. A sovereign or ruler, legitimate or not, who wields power unjustly and arbitrarily to oppress the citizenry; a despot.
dying declaration
A statement by a person who believes that death is imminent, relating to the cause or circumstances of the person’s impending death. • The statement is admissible in evidence as an exception to the hearsay rule. — Also termed deathbed declaration; ante mortem statement. [Cases: Evidence 275.5; Homicide 1075. C.J.S. Evidence § 288.]