in loco parentis (in loh-koh p[schwa]-ren-tis), adv. & adj.[Latin “in the place of a parent”] Of, relating to, or acting as a temporary guardian or caretaker of a child, taking on all or some of the responsibilities of a parent. • The Supreme Court has recognized that during the school day, a teacher or administrator […]
new, adj. 1. (Of a person, animal or thing) recently come into being (the new car was shipped from the factory this morning). 2. (Of any thing) recently discovered (a new cure for cancer). 3. (Of a person or condition) changed from the former state (she has a new state of mind). 4. Unfamiliar; unaccustomed
false imprisonment. A restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consent. • False imprisonment is a common-law misdemeanor and a tort. It applies to private as well as governmental detention. Cf. false arrest under ARREST. [Cases: False Imprisonment 2.] “[In the phrase false imprisonment,] false is … used not in the
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crastino (kras-t[schwa]-noh). [Law Latin] Hist. Tomorrow; on the morrow. • This referred to the return day of writs, Court terms always began on a saint’s day; writs were returnable the day after.
internal affairs of a foreign corporation. Conflict of laws. Matters that involve only the inner workings of a corporation, such as dividend declarations and the selection of officers. [Cases: Corporations 640. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 893, 900.] “The old statement that a court will not hear cases involving the internal affairs of a foreign corporation has
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notice of removal. The pleading by which the defendant removes a case from state court to federal court. • A notice of removal is filed in the federal district court in the district and division in which the suit is pending. The notice must contain a short and plain statement of the grounds for removal
protective order. 1. A court order prohibiting or restricting a party from engaging in conduct (esp. a legal procedure such as discovery) that unduly annoys or burdens the opposing party or a third-party witness. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1271; Pretrial Procedure 41. C.J.S. Discovery §§ 12, 47.] 2. RESTRAINING ORDER(1). emergency protective order. A temporary
ad quod curia concordavit (ad kwod kyoor-ee-[schwa] kon-kor-day-vit). [Law Latin] To which the court agreed.
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prorogation (proh-r[schwa]-gay-sh[schwa]n). 1. The act of putting off to another day; esp., the discontinuance of a legislative session until its next term. [Cases: States 32. C.J.S. States § 48–50.] 2. Civil law. The extension of a court’s or judge’s jurisdiction by consent of the parties to a case that it would otherwise be incompetent to
coronation case. Hist. Any of the many lawsuits for breach of contract resulting from the postponement of the coronation of Edward VII because of his illness. • In one case, for example, the defendant had agreed to hire a ship for watching the naval review by King Edward VII and for a day’s cruise around