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united states patent and trademark office

United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Department of Commerce agency that examines patent and trademark applications, issues patents, registers trademarks, and furnishes patent and trademark information and services to the public. — Abbr. PTO. — Often shortened to Patent Office; Trademark Office. [Cases: Patents 97. C.J.S. Patents §§ 135–138, 145, 178.]

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not found

not found (1)不予起诉 这是大陪审团认为证据不足时在检察官的起诉书背面批写的字句,意思是「查无实据,不予起诉」;与no bill, not a true bill, no true bill, ignoramus同义。 (→no bill) (2)无法送达 这是官员在无法将传票等文件送达给被告或其他可以被送达之人而将文件交回时的回呈用语。根据一些法律,「无法送达」是公告送达〔service by publication〕的前提条件。 (→no property found)

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condemn

condemn, vb. 1. To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty. 2. To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See EMINENT DOMAIN. 3. To adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation. 4. To adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption. 5. Maritime law. To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited

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lead lag study

lead-lag study. A survey used to determine the amount of working capital that a utility company must reserve and include in its rate base, by comparing the time the company has to pay its bills and the time taken by its customers to pay for service. • The term comes from the phrases “lead time”

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military law

military law. The branch of public law governing military discipline and other rules regarding service in the armed forces. • It is exercised both in peacetime and in war, is recognized by civil courts, and includes rules far broader than for the punishment of offenders. — Also termed military justice. — Sometimes loosely termed martial

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ben avon doctrine

Ben Avon Doctrine. The principle that due process entitles public utilities to judicial review of rates set by public-service commissions. Ohio Valley Water Co. v. Borough of Ben Avon, 253 U.S. 287, 40 S.Ct. 527 (1920). [Cases: Constitutional Law 298. C.J.S. Constitutional Law § 1345.]

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