prescript
prescript, adj. Having the nature of a rule or command. prescript, n. Archaic. A rule, law, command, or ordinance; PRESCRIPTION(2). • A general term, prescript may also apply to an edict, a regulation, or any instructive guideline.
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carriage of goods by sea act
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act. Maritime law. A 1936 federal statute regulating a carrier’s liability for the loss or damage, and sometimes the delay, of ocean cargo shipped under a bill of lading. 46 USCA §§ 1300–1315. • The Act defines many of the rights and responsibilities of both the issuers and the holders
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zero coupon bond
zone-of-danger rule. Torts. The doctrine allowing the recovery of damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress if the plaintiff was both located in the dangerous area created by the defendant’s negligence and frightened by the risk of harm. [Cases: Damages 49.10. C.J.S. Damages § 95; Torts §§ 67, 76–79, 82–83.]
harter act
Harter Act. Maritime law. An 1893 federal statute regulating a carrier’s liability for the loss or damage of ocean cargo shipped under bills of lading. 46 USCA app. §§ 190–196. • The Act was the primary model for the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, which has largely superseded it in practice. See CARRIAGE OF
civil procedure
civil procedure (1)民事诉讼法 对规定民事诉讼的程序或步骤的法的总称。通常指由立法机关或法院制定的有关诉讼规则，如美国的《联邦民事诉讼规则》〔Federal Rules of Civil Procedure〕。 (2)民事诉讼程序
petroleum conservation law
petroleum-conservation law. Oil & gas. A state law that limits the rule of capture and defines the correlative-rights doctrine by regulating the drilling and operation of oil-and-gas wells. • Petroleum-conservation laws are intended to prevent waste and protect correlative rights.
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marshalling assets
marshalling assets 决定债务人财产的清偿次序 其原则是，当两个以上债权人要求就债务人财产进行清偿时，对债务人部分财产有抵押权的债权人应受到保护，但应尽可能照顾其他债权人的利益。如第一债权人可以就债务人的两笔财产取得清偿，而第二债权人只能就债务人的一笔财产取得清偿，则公平原则要求第一债权人首先就第二债权人所不能求偿的那笔债务人财产取得清偿，而不是取走第二债权人唯一能求偿的那笔财产，从而避免第二债权人的债权落空。例如，债务人甲有两项财产A、B，债权人乙先在A、B上设定抵押，债权人丙在B上设定抵押，则乙在实现债权时应当先执行A，而不能先执行B，以免丙的抵押权不能实现。也称「marshalling securities」、「marshalling liens」或「marshalling remedies」。 (→rule of marshaling assets)
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festo doctrine
Festo doctrine. Patents. The rule that the voluntary narrowing of a patent claim may give rise to prosecution-history estoppel. Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., 304 F.3d 1289 (Fed. Cir. 2003). [Cases: Patents 168(2.2). C.J.S. Patents § 297.]
doctrine of illusory coverage
doctrine of illusory coverage. A rule requiring an insurance policy to be interpreted so that it is not merely a delusion to the insured. [Cases: Insurance 2090. C.J.S. Insurance § 58.]
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common knowledge exception
common-knowledge exception. The principle that lay testimony concerning routine or simple medical procedures is admissible to establish negligence in a medical-malpractice action. • This is a narrow exception in some jurisdictions to the rule that a medical-malpractice plaintiff must present expert testimony to establish negligence. [Cases: Health 821(4).]
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