mediator
mediator (mee-dee-ay-t[schwa]r), n. A neutral person who tries to help disputing parties reach an agreement. Cf. ARBITRATOR.
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episcopus
episcopus (i-pis-k[schwa]-p[schwa]s), n. [Latin fr. Greek] 1. Roman law. An overseer; an inspector, such as the municipal officer responsible for oversight of the bread and other provisions that served as the citizens’ daily food. 2. A bishop.
reconciliation
reconciliation (rek-[schwa]n-sil-ee-ay-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. Restoration of harmony between persons or things that had been in conflict (a reconciliation between the plaintiff and the defendant is unlikely even if the lawsuit settles before trial). 2. Family law. Voluntary resumption, after a separation, of full marital relations between spouses (the court dismissed the divorce petition after the
liquidation
liquidation, n. 1. The act of determining by agreement or by litigation the exact amount of something (as a debt or damages) that before was uncertain. 2. The act of settling a debt by payment or other satisfaction. 3. The act or process of converting assets into cash, esp. to settle debts. one-month liquidation. A
allen charge
Allen charge. Criminal procedure. A supplemental jury instruction given by the court to encourage a deadlocked jury, after prolonged deliberations, to reach a verdict. Allen v. United States, 164 U.S. 492, 17 S.Ct. 154 (1896). — Also termed dynamite charge; dynamite instruction; nitroglycerine charge; shotgun instruction; third-degree instruction. [Cases: Criminal Law 865(1.5). C.J.S. Criminal Law
Socratic method
A technique of philosophical discussion — and of law-school instruction — by which the questioner (a law professor) questions one or more followers (the law students), building on each answer with another question, esp. an analogy incorporating the answer. • This method takes its name from the Greek philosopher Socrates, who lived in Athens about
compact
compact (kom-pakt), n. An agreement or covenant between two or more parties, esp. between governments or states. family compact. An agreement to further common interests made between related people or within a group that behaves as a family. • Historically, some international treaties among nations ruled by monarchs have been called family compacts because of
reasonable person
reasonable person. 1. A hypothetical person used as a legal standard, esp. to determine whether someone acted with negligence; specif., a person who exercises the degree of attention, knowledge, intelligence, and judgment that society requires of its members for the protection of their own and of others’ interests. • The reasonable person acts sensibly, does
slight care
The degree of care a person gives to matters of minor importance; the degree of care given by a person of limited accountability.
plurality
plurality. The greatest number (esp. of votes), regardless of whether it is a simple or an absolute majority (a four-member plurality of the Supreme Court agreed with this view, which received more votes than any other). — Also termed plural majority. Cf. MAJORITY(2).