constitutio (kon-sti-t[y]oo-shee-oh), n. [Latin “a decree”] 1. Roman law. An imperial decree; a law issued by the emperor; later, in the plural form constitutiones, a collection of laws. • The constitutiones took various forms, including orationes (laws submitted to the Senate), edicta (laws — usu. of a general character — put forth by the emperor), […]
Casing that protects groundwater against pollution from drilling and producing operations. • Surface casing is the first pipe set in the hole.
intervention, n. 1. The entry into a lawsuit by a third party who, despite not being named a party to the action, has a personal stake in the outcome. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 24. • The intervenor sometimes joins the plaintiff in claiming what is sought, sometimes joins the defendant in resisting what is
suspicious-transaction report. A checkbox on IRS Form 4789 formerly (1990–1995) requiring banks and other financial institutions to report transactions that might be relevant to a violation of the Bank Secrecy Act or its regulations or that might suggest money-laundering or tax evasion. • This checkbox, like the criminal-referral form, has since been superseded by the
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Landrum–Griffin Act. A federal law, originally enacted in 1959 as the Labor–Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, designed to (1) curb corruption in union leadership and undemocratic conduct in internal union affairs, (2) outlaw certain types of secondary boycotts, and (3) prevent so-called hot-cargo provisions in collective-bargaining agreements. See HOT CARGO.
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The constitutional right of an individual to associate with others, without undue government interference, for the purpose of engaging in activities protected by the First Amendment, such as speech, assembly, and the exercise of religion.
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An irrevocable trust funded with the income of an incompetent beneficiary who seeks to qualify for Medicaid in a state with an income cap. • Funding is strictly limited to the beneficiary’s income (from any source). The assets in the trust are not included in the beneficiary’s estate for Medicaid purposes if the trust assets
Great Law, The. Hist. The first code of laws established in Pennsylvania. • The Great Law was passed by an assembly in 1682.
nonbailable, adj. 1. (Of a person) not entitled to bail (the defendant was nonbailable because of a charge of first-degree murder). [Cases: Bail 43. C.J.S. Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings§§ 18–23.] 2. (Of an offense) not admitting of bail (murder is a nonbailable offense).