Int’l law. The minor diplomatic offense of interference in domestic affairs by a foreign representative, esp. by making a public statement about an issue currently being debated in the legislature.
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anarchy, n. 1. Absence of government; lawlessness. 2. A sociopolitical theory holding that the only legitimate form of government is one under which individuals govern themselves voluntarily, free from any collective power structure enforcing compliance with social order. — anarchic, adj. criminal anarchy. A doctrine advocating the overthrow of organized government by force or violence,
interference, n. 1. The act of meddling in another’s affairs. 2. An obstruction or hindrance. 3. Patents. An administrative proceeding in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to determine who is entitled to the patent when two or more applicants claim the same invention, or when an application interferes with an existing patent. • This
poenae secundarum nuptiarum (pee-nee sek-[schwa]n-dair-[schwa]m n[schwa]p-shee-air-[schwa]m). [Latin “penalties of second marriages”] Roman law. Disabilities that, for the protection of children of a first marriage, are imposed on a parent who remarries. “If either parent re-married, the interests of the children of the first marriage were protected (in the later Roman Empire) by a number of
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In a multiparty case, diversity between both sides to the lawsuit so that all plaintiffs have different citizenship from all defendants. • Complete diversity must exist for a federal court to have diversity jurisdiction over the matter. The rule of complete diversity was first laid down by Chief Justice Marshall in Strawbridge v. Curtiss, 7
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particeps criminis (pahr-t[schwa]-seps krim-[schwa]-nis), n. [Latin “partner in crime”] 1. An accomplice or accessory. See ACCESSORY. Pl. participes criminis (pahr-tis-[schwa]-peez). [Cases: Criminal Law 59, 68. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 127, 137, 998.] “The courts of justice will allow the objection that the consideration of the contract was immoral or illegal to be made even by
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Lemon test. A legal standard for judging the state’s violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. • The Lemon test has most often been used in school-related cases. It employs a three-pronged test to determine the state’s action: (1) Does the state’s action have a religious purpose? (2) Does the state’s action have
set of exchange 成套汇票；联单汇票 在商法中，外国汇票常以两联或三联的形式开具，其依次可称为第一联汇票〔first of exchange〕、第二联汇票〔second of exchange〕等，或称为正本汇票〔original bill〕、副本汇票〔duplicate bill〕。一套汇票的各联均可以单独兑付，且任一联兑付后，其他各联自动失效。 (→bills in a set)
Ownership shared by two or more persons whose interests are divisible. • Typically their interests, at death, pass to the dead owner’s heirs or successors. [Cases: Tenancy in Common 1. C.J.S. Estates § 19; Tenancy in Common §§ 2–5.]
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term of art. 1. A word or phrase having a specific, precise meaning in a given specialty, apart from its general meaning in ordinary contexts. • Examples in law include and his heirs and res ipsa loquitur. [Cases: Contracts 152; Statutes 192. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 307, 318–322, 327, 331; Statutes§ 322.] 2. Loosely, a jargonistic