epo
EPO.abbr. 1. See emergency protective order under PROTECTIVE ORDER. 2. EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE.
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death statute
death statute. A law that protects the interests of a decedent’s family and other dependents, who may recover in damages what they would reasonably have received from the decedent if the death had not occurred. Cf. SURVIVAL STATUTE . [Cases: Death 7, 10. C.J.S. Death §§ 17–18, 21, 28, 102.]
hermeneutics
hermeneutics (h[schwa]r-m[schwa]-n[y]oo-tiks), n. The art of interpreting texts, esp. as a technique used in critical legal studies. — hermeneutical, hermeneutic, adj.
conservation
conservation. Environmental law. The supervision, management, and maintenance of natural resources; the protection, improvement, and use of natural resources in a way that ensures the highest social as well as economic benefits. [Cases: Environmental Law 31–51.]
ob poenam negligentiae
ob poenam negligentiae (ob pee-n[schwa]m neg-li-jen-shee-ee). [Law Latin] Hist. On account of punishment for negligence. • The law punished those who were negligent in protecting their own interests.
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responsa prudentium
responsa prudentium (ri-spon-s[schwa] proo-den-shee-[schwa]m). [Latin “the answers of the learned”] Roman law. The opinions and judgments of eminent lawyers or jurists on questions of law addressed to them. • The responsa prudentium originally constituted part of the early Roman civil law. Roman citizens seeking legal advice, as well as magistrates and judges, often referred legal
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pretermitted heir statute
pretermitted-heir statute. A state law that, under certain circumstances, grants an omitted heir the right to inherit a share of the testator’s estate, usu. by treating the heir as though the testator had died intestate. • Most states have a pretermitted-heir statute, under which an omitted child or spouse receives the same share of the
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diligiatus
diligiatus (d[schwa]-lij-ee-ay-t[schwa]s), n. [fr. Latin dis- “apart” + ligius “under legal protection”] A person cast out of the law’s protection; an outlaw.
uniform consumer credit code
Uniform Consumer Credit Code. A uniform law designed to simplify and modernize the consumer credit and usury laws, to improve consumer understanding of the terms of credit transactions, to protect consumers against unfair practices, and the like. • This Code has been adopted by only a few states. — Abbr. UCCC; U3C. — Also termed
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unity of art
unity of art. Copyright. The inseparable nature of utilitarian and functional aspects of applied art. • France uses the unity-of-art approach to applied art and industrial design, but stops short of protecting strictly utilitarian design under copyright. — Also termed cumulative approach. Cf. DUALITY OF ART.