Unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under the age of consent (as defined by statute), regardless of whether it is against that person’s will. • Generally, only an adult may be convicted of this crime. A person under the age of consent cannot be convicted. — Also termed rape under age. See age of consent […]
industrial property. Intellectual property. Patented goods, industrial designs, trademarks, and copyrights that a business owns and may exclude others from using. • Employed in the Paris Convention, the term was not defined, but the treaty states that it is to be construed broadly.
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crime statistics. Figures compiled by a governmental agency to show the incidence of various types of crime within a defined geographic area during a specified time.
A law that defines, classifies, and sets forth punishment for one or more specific crimes. See PENAL CODE. [Cases: Statutes 241. C.J.S. Statutes § 378.]
An international arbitration grounded on a mutual promise to define the scope of the dispute and abide by the arbitrator’s decision. See COMPROMIS.
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joint enterprise. 1. Criminal law. An undertaking by two or more persons who set out to commit an offense they have conspired to. See CONSPIRACY. [Cases: Conspiracy 23. 1. C.J.S. Conspiracy §§ 98, 100–103, 110.] 2. Torts. An undertaking by two or more persons with an equal right to direct and benefit from the endeavor,
A business that provides lodging, food, entertainment, or other services to the public; esp. (as defined by the Civil Rights Act of 1964), one that affects interstate commerce or is supported by state action. [Cases: Civil Rights 1043. C.J.S. Civil Rights § 23.]
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specific, adj. 1. Of, relating to, or designating a particular or defined thing; explicit (specific duties). 2. Of or relating to a particular named thing (specific item). 3. Conformable to special requirements (specific performance). — specificity (spes-[schwa]-fis-i-tee), n. — specifically, adv.
outer space. 1. The known and unknown areas of the universe beyond airspace. • The boundary between airspace and outer space is not fixed or precise. Cf. AIRSPACE. 2. Int’l law. The space surrounding the planet that by United Nations treaty is not subject to claim of appropriation by any national sovereignty. • The treaty
inventory, n. 1. A detailed list of assets; esp., an executor’s or administrator’s detailed list of the probate-estate assets (make an inventory of the estate). • The term also sometimes denotes a divorcing spouse’s detailed list of all his or her marital and separate assets and liabilities. — Also termed inventory and appraisement. See PROBATE