satisfaction of judgment. 1. The complete discharge of obligations under a judgment. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2398; Judgment 874–899. C.J.S. Judgments §§ 656–676, 678–692.] 2. The document filed and entered on the record indicating that a judgment has been paid. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2398; Judgment 897. C.J.S. Judgments § 686.] “Generally, a satisfaction of […]
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defile (di-fIl), vb. 1. To make dirty; to physically soil. 2. To figuratively tarnish; to dishonor. 3. To make ceremonially unclean; to desecrate. 4. To morally corrupt (someone). 5. Archaic. To debauch (a person); to deprive (a person) of chastity.
Plant Patent Act. Patents. The 1930 federal law that extended patent protection for developing “any distinct and new” varieties of asexually reproducing plants. • Before passage of the Act, plant patents were rejected because the subject matter was considered naturally occurring and therefore unpatentable. 35 USCA §§ 161–164. — Abbr. PPA.
fellow-servant rule. A common-law doctrine holding that an employer is not liable for an employee’s injuries caused by a negligent coworker. • This doctrine has generally been abrogated by workers’-compensation statutes. In some jurisdictions, employees were considered fellow servants when they were working with one aim or result in view. In others, the relation of
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depraved, adj. 1. (Of a person or crime) corrupt; perverted. 2. (Of a crime) heinous; morally horrendous. — depravity, n.
rule of operation. Patents. A method of using a machine to produce its intended useful result. • A rule of operation and moving parts generally distinguish a machine from an article of manufacture.
nonacquiescence (non-ak-wee-es-[schwa]nts).Administrative law. An agency’s policy of declining to be bound by lower-court precedent that is contrary to the agency’s interpretation of its organic statute, but only until the Supreme Court has ruled on the issue. “Too much nonacquiescence, however, would interfere with the courts‘ ability to prevent an agency from violating its statutory mandate.
air-quality-control region. Environmental law. A federally designated area in which communities share an air-pollution problem, often involving several states; an interstate area or major intrastate area that the Environmental Protection Agency designates for monitoring and ameliorating ambient air-quality standards. 42 USCA § 7407(c). [Cases: Environmental Law 254–301.]
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federal farm credit bank. One of a system of federally chartered institutions created to provide credit to farm-related enterprises. • The banks resulted from a merger of federal land banks and federal intermediate credit banks. They are supervised by the Farm Credit Administration. [Cases: United States 53(7). C.J.S. United States §§ 90, 92–93.]
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A final judgment in a suit for divorce. • A divorce decree dissolves the marriage and usu. resolves all matters concerning property and children. Generally, matters concerning children can be modified in a post-divorce action if there has been a substantial change in circumstances.