Veterans Affairs, Department of. An independent federal agency that administers benefit programs for veterans and their families. — Abbr. VA. — Also termed Veterans Administration. [Cases: Armed Services 102. C.J.S. Armed Services §§ 262–263.]
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vocabula artis (voh-kab-y[schwa]-l[schwa] ahr-tis), n. [Latin] Words of art. See TERM OF ART.
joint participation. Civil-rights law. A pursuit undertaken by a private person in concert with a governmental entity or state official, resulting in the private person’s performing public functions and thereby being subject to claims under the civil-rights laws. — Also termed joint activity. See SYMBIOTIC-RELATIONSHIP TEST; NEXUS TEST. [Cases: Civil Rights 1326(5). C.J.S. Civil Rights
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coparty. A litigant or participant in a legal transaction who has a like status with another party; a party on the same side of a lawsuit. — Also termed joint party. See CODEFENDANT; COPLAINTIFF.
articles of incorporation. A governing document that sets forth the basic terms of a corporation’s existence, including the number and classes of shares and the purposes and duration of the corporation. • In most states, the articles of incorporation are filed with the secretary of state as part of the process of forming the corporation.
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hearth money. Hist. 1. A tax of two shillings levied on every fireplace in England (14 Car. 2, ch. 10). • This extremely unpopular tax was enacted in 1662 during the reign of Charles II and abolished in 1688. — Also termed chimney money. 2. PETER-PENCE.
equity participation. The inclusion of a lender in the equity ownership of a project as a condition of the lender’s granting a loan. — Also termed equity kicker.
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A partner whose name appears in the name of the partnership [ Mr. Tibbs is a name partner in the accounting firm of Gibbs & Tibbs]. — Also termed named partner; title member.
A possessory lien by which the possessor of goods has the right to retain specific goods until a debt incurred in connection with those goods has been paid. — Also termed special lien. Cf. general lien.
quarta Trebellianica (kwor-t[schwa] tr[schwa]-bel-ee-an-[schwa]-k[ schwa]). [Latin “the quarter due under Trebellianus’s senatus consultum”] Hist. The fourth portion that an heir could retain from a succession after transferring the succession as directed by the testator under a fideicommissum. — Also termed quarta Trebelliana (tr[schwa]-bel-ee-ay-n[ schwa] or -an-[schwa]). Cf. FALCIDIAN PORTION.
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