Chace Act. Hist. Copyright. An 1891 statute giving U.S. copyright protection to the citizens of other nations that in turn gave a similar degree of reciprocal protection to U.S. citizens. • The Act was invoked by presidential order or by treaty, primarily with European countries. Under the Act’s manufacturing clause, English-language books and other printed […]
contract not to be performed within a year 〈美〉一年内不能履行之合同(=agreement not to be performed within a year)
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A demurrage paid by a vessel’s charterer if the time to load or unload the vessel at port takes longer than that agreed on in the charterer’s contract with the shipowner. Cf. DISPATCH MONEY.
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casu consimili (kay-s[y]oo k[schwa]n-sim-[schwa]-lI), n. [Latin “in a like case”] Hist. A writ of entry allowing the holder of a reversionary interest in land to sue for the return of land alienated by a life tenant or a tenant by the curtesy. • This writ originated in the second Statute of Westminster (13 Edw. I)
Robert’s Rules. 1. A parliamentary manual titled Robert’s Rules of Order, originally written in 1875–1876 by Henry M. Robert (1837–1923). • The manual went through three editions under its original title and three more (beginning in 1915) under the title Robert’s Rules of Order Revised. Since 1970 it has been titled Robert’s Rules of Order
clog on the equity of redemption. An agreement or condition that prevents a defaulting mortgagor from getting back the property free from encumbrance upon paying the debt or performing the obligation for which the security was given. See EQUITY OF REDEMPTION. [Cases: Mortgages 591(3). C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 997–998, 1000, 1003, 1005.]
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Federal Arbitration Act. A federal statute providing for the enforcement of private agreements to arbitrate disputes related to interstate commercial and maritime matters. • Under the Act, arbitration agreements are enforced in accordance with their terms, just as other contracts are. The Act supersedes substantive state laws that frustrate enforcement of arbitration agreements, but it
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A settlement in which the defendant agrees to pay periodic sums to the plaintiff for a specified time. [Cases: Compromise and Settlement 2. C.J.S. Compromise and Settlement §§ 1–7.]
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A condition that requires the performance of an act having no relation to an agreement’s main purpose.
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concurrence. 1. Agreement; assent. 2. A vote cast by a judge in favor of the judgment reached, often on grounds differing from those expressed in the opinion or opinions explaining the judgment. 3. A separate written opinion explaining such a vote. — Also termed (in sense 3) concurring opinion. [Cases: Courts 108. C.J.S. Courts §