primo fronte
primo fronte (prI-moh fron-tee). [Latin] Hist. At first sight.
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majestas
majestas (m[schwa]-jes-tas), n. [Latin “supreme power”] Roman law. 1. The majesty, sovereign authority, or supreme prerogative of the state or sovereign; the supreme power of the people, esp. as represented by their highest representatives, the consuls, or the emperor. 2. The crime of treason. See crimen majestatis under CRIMEN. “Majestas…. From being an attribute of
aunt jemima doctrine
Aunt Jemima doctrine. Trademarks. The principle that a trademark is protected not only from use on a directly competing product, but also from use on a product so closely related in the marketplace that consumers would be confused into thinking that the products came from a single source. Aunt Jemima Mills Co. v. Rigney &
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subordination
subordination, n. 1. The act or an instance of moving something (such as a right or claim) to a lower rank, class, or position (subordination of a first lien to a second lien). [Cases: Secured Transactions 147. C.J.S. Secured Transactions § 108.] 2. Parliamentary law. The status and relation of a lower-ranking governing document to
next of kin
next of kin. 1. The person or persons most closely related to a decedent by blood or affinity. Cf. RELATIVE. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 20–43; Wills 508. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 23–49; Wills§ 921.] 2. An intestate’s heirs — that is, the person or persons entitled to inherit personal property from a decedent who
deficiency assessment
An assessment by the IRS — after administrative review and tax-court adjudication — of additional tax owed by a taxpayer who underpaid. See DEFICIENCY(2). [Cases: Internal Revenue 4520. C.J.S. Internal Revenue § 641.]
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chivalry
chivalry (shiv-[schwa]l-ree). Hist. Tenure held by knight-service; tenure in which a person held land in ex-change for military service of the highest order. See KNIGHT-SERVICE. “Chivalry is a tenure of land by knight’s service: for the better understanding whereof it is to be known, that there is no land but is held mediately or immediately
law french
Law French. The corrupted form of the Norman French language that arose in England in the centuries after William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066 and that was used for several centuries as the primary language of the English legal system; the Anglo-French used in medieval England in judicial proceedings, pleadings, and lawbooks. — Abbr.
commission of oyer and terminer
Commission of Oyer and Terminer (oy-[schwa]r an[d] t[schwa]r-m[schwa]-n[ schwa]r). [Law French oyer et terminer “to hear and determine”] Hist. A royal appointment authorizing a judge (often a ser-jeant-at-law) to go on the assize circuit and hear felony and treason cases. Cf. DE AUDIENDO ET TERMI-NANDO ; COMMISSION OF GAOL DELIVERY; COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER.
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collateral estoppel
collateral estoppel (e-stop-[schwa]l). 1. The binding effect of a judgment as to matters actually litigated and determined in one action on later controversies between the parties involving a different claim from that on which the original judgment was based. 2. A doctrine barring a party from relitigating an issue determined against that party in an
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