support, n. 1. Sustenance or maintenance; esp., articles such as food and clothing that allow one to live in the degree of comfort to which one is accustomed. See MAINTENANCE; NECESSARIES. “Generally speaking, the words ‘support’ and ‘maintenance’ are used synonymously to refer to food, clothing and other conveniences, and shelter, including, in some cases, […]
warrant of attorney. 1. POWER OF ATTORNEY(1). 2. Archaic. Written authority given by a client to a lawyer to appear in court and to confess judgment in favor of a specified party. • It usu. instructed the attorney not to bring any action, seek a writ of error, or file a bill in equity that
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foreclosure decree. 1. Generally, a decree ordering a judicial foreclosure sale. 2. A decree ordering the strict foreclosure of a mortgage. [Cases: Mortgages 384. C.J.S. Mortgages § 694.]
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Confrontation Clause. The Sixth Amendment provision generally guaranteeing a criminal defendant’s right to confront an accusing witness face-to-face and to cross-examine that witness. • This right may be overridden if the witness is esp. vulnerable, as with a child who is an alleged victim of sexual abuse. Even then, the defendant’s attorney must have an
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Federal Food Stamp Act. A federally funded program that provides needy families with financial assistance in obtaining a nutritionally adequate diet. • The Secretary of Agriculture administers the Act.
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Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act. A federal statute, enacted in 1976, that generally strengthens the Justice Department’s antitrust enforcement powers, esp. by requiring firms to give notice to the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department of an intent to merge if one of the firms has annual revenues or assets exceeding $100 million, and the
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in solido 〈拉〉为全体；作为全体；连带责任地；共同地 其英文含义为「as a whole」，但多用于大陆法系中。在美国路易斯安那州法典中，该术语即表示在债务人之间创设连带〔jointly and severally〕责任，例如为全体之债〔obligation in solido〕即指每一债务人对全体债务均负有责任。亦作「in solidum」。 (→solidary; creditors in solido; debitores in solido)
Territory or land that a state has ceded to the United States. • Examples of federal enclaves are military bases, national parks, federally administered highways, and federal Indian reservations. The U.S. government has exclusive authority and jurisdiction over federal enclaves. [Cases: United States 3. C.J.S. United States §§ 9–15.]
1. Generally, a change from a customary or agreed-on course of action. 2.Employment lawA departure from one’s course of employment to tend to a personal matter. • A deviation from the course of employment may be an issue in disputes about workers’ compensation or about the employer’s tort liability to third parties based on the
universality. 1. Equality of applicability. 2. Copyright. A nation’s policy or practice of protecting an artist’s rights in his or her their creation irrespective of the creator’s nationality or where the work was created. • Universality, the most generous approach to international intellectual-property rights, is generally favored in countries that treat copyright as a moral