ex colore
ex colore (eks k[schwa]-lor-ee). [Latin] By color; under color of; under pretense, show, or protection of.
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impunity
impunity (im-pyoo-n[schwa]-tee). An exemption or protection from punishment ( because she was a foreign diplomat, she was able to disregard the parking tickets with impunity). See IMMUNITY.
contemporary community standards
contemporary community standards. The gauge by which a fact-finder decides whether material is obscene, judging by its patent offensiveness and its prurience in the locale at a given time. See OBSCENITY(1). [Cases: Obscenity 1. C.J.S. Obscenity §§ 1–8.] “Both pruriency and patent offensiveness are determined by ‘contemporary community standards.’ But what is the relevant community?
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congress of authors and artists
Congress of Authors and Artists. Copyright. A 19th-century convention of writers, artists, librarians, and others promoting universal copyright protection. • The Congress, which met in 1858, 1861, and 1877, passed resolutions that helped lay the groundwork for the Berne Convention.
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salting
salting, n. Labor law. A union tactic that involves a paid union employee going to work for a targeted nonunion employer with the intention of organizing the workforce. • The union agent (known as a salt) is considered an employee of the nonunion company and is protected by the National Labor Relations Act.
american bureau of shipping
American Bureau of Shipping. An organization of marine underwriters, shipbuilders, and marine carriers charged with conducting research, technological development, officer training, and standards of building, maintaining, and operating seagoing vessels and stationary offshore facilities. • The organization was founded in 1862 as the American Shipbuilders’ Association. Its name was changed in 1898, and it was
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litigation privilege
A privilege protecting the attorneys and parties in a lawsuit from defamation claims arising from statements made in the course of the suit. [Cases: Libel and Slander 38. C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious Falsehood § 71.]
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national oceanic and atmospheric administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. A unit in the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for monitoring the environment in order to make accurate and timely weather forecasts and to protect life, property, and the environment. • It was established in 1970 under Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 and operates through several agencies: the National
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suspect classification
suspect classification 〈美〉可疑分类 如果分类建立在一种自身似乎与既定宪法原则相背的特征之上，如种族、性别等，以致有意使用这种分类都可被视为是值得「怀疑」的，那么法院在确定这种分类的合法性时将依平等保护条款〔Equal Protection Clause〕适用「严格审查」〔strict scrutiny〕标准。
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peer review privilege
A privilege that protects from disclosure the proceedings and reports of a medical facility’s peer-review committee, which reviews and oversees the patient care and medical services provided by the staff. [Cases: Witnesses 184(1). C.J.S. Witnesses § 297.]
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