volenti non fit injuria (voh-len-tI non fit in-joor-ee-[schwa]). [Law Latin “to a willing person it is not wrong,” i.e., a person is not wronged by that to which he or she consents] The principle that a person who knowingly and voluntarily risks danger cannot recover for any resulting injury. • This is the type of […]
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waive (wayv), n. Archaic. A woman who has by her conduct deprived herself of the protection of the law; a female outlaw. • The term “outlaw” usu. referred only to a male. See OUTLAW(1), (2). waive, vb. 1. To abandon, renounce, or surrender (a claim, privilege, right, etc.); to give up (a right or claim)
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. A federally chartered corporation that protects farmers against financial losses from crop failure due to adverse weather conditions, insect infestation, plant disease, floods, fires, and earthquakes by encouraging the sale of insurance through licensed agents and brokers and by reinsuring private companies that issue insurance under brand names. • Created by
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antitakeover statute. A state law designed to protect companies based in the state from hostile takeovers.
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nonfeasance (non-feez-[schwa]nts), n. The failure to act when a duty to act existed. Cf. MALFEASANCE; MISFEASANCE; FEASANCE. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 735; Negligence 200. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 668, 671–672, 682; Negligence §§ 5–13, 15–20, 33, 64.] — nonfeasant, adj. — nonfeasor, n. “Hence there arose very early a difference, still deeply rooted in the law
robbery, n. The illegal taking of property from the person of another, or in the person’s presence, by violence or intimidation; aggravated larceny. • Robbery is usu. a felony, but some jurisdictions classify some robberies as high misdemeanors. — Also termed (in Latin) crimen roberiae. See LARCENY; THEFT. Cf. BURGLARY. [Cases: Robbery 1. C.J.S. Robbery
defensiva (dee-fen-sI-v[schwa]), n. [Latin “a protector”] Hist. A warden of the Marches, being one of many lords appointed by the Crown to defend England’s borders.
referral sales contract. A dual agreement consisting of an agreement by the consumer to purchase goods or services (usu. at an inflated price) and an agreement by the seller to compensate the consumer for each customer (or potential customer) referred to the seller. — Also termed referral sales agreement. Cf. PYRAMID SCHEME. [Cases: Consumer Protection
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special-relationship doctrine. The theory that if a state has assumed control over an individual sufficient to trigger an affirmative duty to protect that individual (as in an involuntary hospitalization or custody), then the state may be liable for the harm inflicted on the individual by a third party. • This is an exception to the
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