cautio (kaw-shee-oh), n. [Latin “security”] Roman & civil law. 1. Security usu. given to ensure the performance of an obligation. See BAIL(1); BOND(2). 2. A surety. Pl. cautiones (kaw-shee-oh-neez). cautio fidejussoria (kaw-shee-oh fI-dee-y[schwa]-sor-ee-[schwa]). [Latin] Security given by a third party in a contract of fidejussio. See FIDEJUSSION. cautio judicatum solvi (kaw-shee-oh joo-di-kay-t[schwa]m sol-vI). [Latin] A […]
A guaranty in which the guarantor will not be liable unless a specified event occurs.
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feticide (fee-t[schwa]-sId). 1. The act or an instance of killing a fetus, usu. by assaulting and battering the mother; esp., the act of unlawfully causing the death of a fetus. 2. An intentionally induced miscarriage. — Also spelled foeticide. — Also termed child destruction. Cf. INFANTICIDE (1). — feticidal, adj.
A use that arises on the occurrence of a future event. • In the following example, B has a springing use that vests when B marries: “to A for the use of B when B marries.” — Also termed executory use. [Cases: Trusts 131; Wills 625. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion § 241; Wills§§ 1314–1317, 1319.]
game, n. 1. Wild animals and birds considered as objects of pursuit, for food or sport; esp., animals for which one must have a license to hunt. [Cases: Game 2.] 2. A contest, for amusement or for a prize, whose outcome depends on the skill, strength, or luck of the players. [Cases: Gaming 6.] game
incentive-to-commercialize theory. Patents. The economic theory justifying the grant of patent rights based on how efficient the patent system is at bringing together diverse resources such as commercial backing, manufacturing capacity, marketing know-how, and other skills that the inventor alone would be unable to handle. — Also termed incentive-to-invest theory; incentive-to-innovate theory; prospect theory. Cf.
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ex voluntate (eks vol-[schwa]n-tay-tee). [Latin] Voluntarily; from free will or choice.
de warrantia chartae (dee w[schwa]-ran-shee-[schwa] kahr-tee), n. [Law Latin “of a warranty of charter”] Hist. A writ allowing a tenant enfeoffed with a warranty, who was impleaded in an assize or other action in which the tenant could not call upon the warranty, to compel the feoffor to assist the tenant with a plea or
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casus improvisus (kay-s[schwa]s im-pr[schwa]-vI-z[schwa]s). [Latin] Hist. An unforeseen case; a case not provided for. “Casus improvisus …. This phrase is of frequent occurrence, and admits of varied illustration. Thus, if an Act of Parliament has been passed for the removal of some inconvenience, or the suppression of some evil, and specifies the circumstances or cases
cognizor (kog-ni-z[schwa]r or -zor). Hist. The grantor of land in a conveyance by fine. — Also termed conusor; conuzor. See FINE(1). “Next comes the concord, or agreement itself, after leave obtained from the court; which is usually an acknowledgment … that the lands in question are the right of the complainant. And from this acknowledgment,