respondeat ouster (ri-spon-dee-at ow-st[schwa]r). [Latin “let him make further answer”] An interlocutory judgment or order that a party who made a dilatory plea that has been denied must now plead on the merits. — Also termed judgment respondeat ouster. [Cases: Pleading 111.47.] “In case of felony, if the plea be held bad, the judgment is […]
novelty. 1. Trade secrets. The newness of information that is generally unused or unknown and that gives its owner a competitive advantage in a business field. • In the law of trade secrets, novelty does not require independent conception or even originality. A rediscovered technique with marketable applications can qualify as a novelty and be
A divorce granted under the authority of a rabbi. • This type of divorce affects the relationship of the parties under the tenets of Judaism. It affects particularly a Jewish woman’s ability to remarry in accordance with Judaic law. In the United States, it is not generally a divorce recognized in civil courts. — Also
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National Technical Institute for the Deaf. A federally aided institute, located in Rochester, New York, responsible for educating large numbers of deaf students on a college campus designed primarily for students who can hear. • Established by Congress in 1965, the institute is a part of the Rochester Institute for Technology. — Abbr. NTID.
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Bluebook. The citation guide — formerly titled A Uniform System of Citation — that is generally considered the authoritative reference for American legal citations. • The book’s complete title is The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. Although it has been commonly called the Bluebook for decades, the editors officially included Bluebook in the title
bad-man theory. The jurisprudential doctrine or belief that a bad person’s view of the law represents the best test of what the law actually is because that person will carefully calculate precisely what the rules allow and operate up to the rules’ limits. • This theory was first espoused by Oliver Wendell Holmes in his
The port at which a voyage is to end. • This term generally includes any stopping places at which the ship receives or unloads cargo.
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senatus consultum Velleianum (si-nay-t[schwa]s k[schwa]n-s[schwa]l-t[ schwa]m vel-ee-ay-n[schwa]m). [Latin “Velleian Decree”] Roman law. A senate decree, probably of A.D. 46, to protect women from making unconscionable guarantees, suretyship undertakings, or debt assumptions for their husbands and for others generally, by making actions to enforce such undertakings unlawful.
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de eu et trene (d[schwa] yoo ay trayn). [French] Hist. Of water and whip of three cords. • This term referred to a neife who, as a servant, could be corporally punished. See NEIFE.
boot camp. 1. A camp for basic training of Navy or Marine Corps recruits. 2. A military-like facility esp. for juvenile offenders. • Boot camps are specialized programs for offenders who are generally nonviolent males from 17 to 25 years old. While proponents applaud the success of these programs, others find their long-term success limited