patentable combination. A series of process steps or mechanical elements, or a mixture of materials, that produce a desirable result or effect that is not obvious from the qualities of the individual components or steps.
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Water that oozes or seeps through the soil without a defined channel (such as rainwater or other water that has lost its status as part of a stream). • Percolating water usu. constitutes part of the land on which it is found. [Cases: Waters and Water Courses 101. C.J.S. Waters §§ 193, 195–197, 201–204.]
dedication, n. Property. The donation of land or creation of an easement for public use. [Cases: Dedication 1–28. C.J.S. Dedication §§ 1–12, 14–30, 56–64.] — dedicate, vb. — dedicatory, adj. common-law dedication. A dedication made without a statute, consisting in the owner’s appropriation of land, or an easement in it, for the benefit or use
land certificate. A document entitling a person to receive from the government a certain amount of land by following prescribed legal steps. • It contains an official description of the land, as well as the name and address of the person receiving the entitlement, and is prima facie evidence of the truth of the matters
leave, n. 1. Departure; the act of going away (took his leave). 2. Extended absence for which one has authorization; esp., a voluntary vacation from military duties with the chance to visit home; furlough (on a three-month leave from the Army). 3. Permission (by leave of court). leave, vb. 1. To give by will; to