Abuse of a senior citizen by a caregiver. • Examples include deprivation of food or medication, beatings, oral assaults, and isolation. — Also termed elder abuse. [Cases: Assault and Battery 48. C.J.S. Assault and Battery §§ 2–3, 62, 64–66, 81.]
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praefectus urbi (pri-fek-t[schwa]s [schwa]r-bI). [Latin “prefect of the city”] Roman law. A senator charged with keeping law and order in the city of Rome. • This duty originated in the early Empire. The praefectus had both criminal and civil jurisdiction; the latter was gradually taken over from the praetor, although the praefectus’s civil jurisdiction was
A noncharitable trust that is of doubtful validity because it lacks a beneficiary capable of enforcing the trust. • Examples include trusts for the care and support of specific animals, or for the care of certain graves. The modern trend is to recognize the validity of such trusts, if the trustee is willing to accept
A lesser offense that is related to the greater offense because it shares several of the elements of the greater offense and is of the same class or category. • For example, shoplifting is a cognate offense of larceny because both crimes require the element of taking property with the intent to deprive the rightful
chattel paper. A writing that shows both a monetary obligation and a security interest in or a lease of specific goods. UCC § 9-102(a)(11). • Chattel paper is generally used in a consumer transaction when the consumer buys goods on credit. The consumer typically promises to pay for the goods by executing a promissory note,
abearance ([schwa]-bair-[schwa]nts), n. Archaic. Behavior; conduct. “The other species of recognizance, with sureties, is for the good abearance, or good behaviour. This includes security for the peace ….” 4 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 253 (1769).
Work product, tangible or intangible, that includes or reflects an attorney’s thoughts, such as impressions, theories, and conclusions. • Opinion work product is almost wholly immune from discovery. Fed. R. Evid. 26(b)(3). — Also termed core work product.
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impediment (im-ped-[schwa]-m[schwa]nt). A hindrance or obstruction; esp., some fact (such as legal minority) that bars a marriage if known beforehand and, if discovered after the ceremony, renders the marriage void or voidable. canonical impediment. A ground for annulment recognized by canon law and developed by the ecclesiastical courts of the Roman Catholic Church. • Canonical
chose (shohz), n. [French] A thing, whether tangible or intangible; a personal article; a chattel. See THING. chose in action. 1. A proprietary right in personam, such as a debt owed by another person, a share in a joint-stock company, or a claim for damages in tort. [Cases: Property 5. 5. C.J.S. Property § 22;
Insurance that indemnifies against bodily injury caused by an accident. • Covered losses may include expenses, time, suffering, or death. Cf. casualty insurance. [Cases: Insurance 1012. C.J.S. Insurance § 4.]
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