Federal Tort Claims Act. A statute that limits federal sovereign immunity and allows recovery in federal court for tort damages caused by federal employees, but only if the law of the state where the injury occurred would hold a private person liable for the injury. 28 USCA §§ 2671–2680. — Abbr. FTCA. See sovereign immunity […]
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ss.abbr. 1. Sections. 2. Subscripsi (i.e., signed below). 3. Sans (i.e., without). 4. (Erroneously) scilicet. “Many possible etymologies have been suggested for this mysterious abbreviation. One is that it signifies scilicet (= namely, to wit), which is usually abbreviated sc. or scil. Another is that ss. represents ‘[t]he two gold letters at the ends of
voluntas (v[schwa]-l[schwa]n-tas), n. [Latin] Hist. 1. Volition, purpose, or intention; a feeling or impulse that prompts the commission of an act. 2. A will by which a testator plans to dispose of an estate; WILL.
Dialogus de Scaccario (dI-al-[schwa]-g[schwa]s dee sk[schwa]-kair-ee-oh), n. [Law Latin “a dialogue of or about the Exchequer”] Hist. A treatise, written during the reign of Henry II, on the Court of Exchequer, set up in imaginary dialogue form between a master and a disciple. • Although some originally attributed the work to Gervase of Tilbury, it
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Clerks of Records and Writs 〈英〉(衡平法院的)案卷和令状书记官 负责在起诉状〔bills of complaint〕、判决执行令〔writs of execution〕上盖印，将宣誓陈述书〔affidavits〕归档，保存诉讼卷宗并核实诉状和宣誓陈述书。该职位为1879年《司法组织法》〔Judicature Act〕的「最高法院的主管法官」〔Masters of the Supreme Court〕一章所废止。
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payable, adj. (Of a sum of money or a negotiable instrument) that is to be paid. • An amount may be payable without being due. Debts are commonly payable long before they fall due. payable after sight. Payable after acceptance or protest of nonacceptance. See sight draft under DRAFT. [Cases: Bills and Notes 129(3). C.J.S.
legalize, vb. 1. To make lawful; to authorize or justify by legal sanction (the bill to legalize marijuana never made it to the Senate floor). 2. To imbue with the spirit of the law; to make legalistic (as religions age, they tend to become legalized). — legalization, n.
propound (pr[schwa]-pownd), vb. 1. To offer for consideration or discussion. 2. To make a proposal. 3. To put forward (a will) as authentic.
silver-platter doctrine. Criminal procedure. The principle that a federal court could allow the admission of evidence obtained illegally by a state police officer as long as a federal officer did not participate in or request the search. • The Supreme Court rejected this doctrine in Elkins v. United States, 364 U.S. 206, 80 S.Ct. 1437
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One who has died with a valid will that does not dispose of all of his or her net probate estate.