vesture
vesture (ves-ch[schwa]r). Hist. 1. The corn, grass, underwood, stubble, or other growth — apart from trees — that covers the land. — Also termed vestura (ves-t[y]oor-[schwa]); vestura terrae (ter-ee); vesture of land. 2. Seisin; investiture.
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product market
Antitrust. The part of a relevant market that applies to a firm’s particular product by identifying all reasonable substitutes for the product and by determining whether these substitutes limit the firm’s ability to affect prices. [Cases: Monopolies 20(8). C.J.S. Monopolies § 119.]
battle of the forms
battle of the forms. The conflict between the terms of standard forms exchanged between a buyer and a seller during contract negotiations. • In its original version, UCC § 2-207 attempted to resolve battles of the forms by abandoning the common-law requirement of mirror-image acceptance and providing that a definite expression of acceptance may create
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chirograph
chirograph (kI-r[schwa]-graf), n. 1. Civil law. A handwritten instrument. 2. A written deed, subscribed and witnessed. — Also termed cyrographum. 3. Such a deed in two parts from a single original document separated by an indented line through the word chirographum, each party retaining one part. 4. Hist. FOOT OF THE FINE. — Also termed
occupational disease
occupational disease. A disease that is contracted as a result of exposure to debilitating conditions or substances in the course of employment. • Employees who suffer from occupational diseases are eligible for workers’ compensation. Courts have construed the term to include a variety of ailments, including lung conditions (such as asbestosis or black lung), hearing
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liberam legem amittere
liberam legem amittere (lib-[schwa]r-[schwa]m lee-j[schwa]m [schwa]-mit-[schwa]-ree). [Latin] Hist. To lose one’s free law. • This phrase refers to falling, by crime or infamy, from the status of libera lex. By what was known as a “villenous judgment,” a person would be discredited as juror and witness, would forfeit goods and chattels and lands for life,
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economic loss rule
economic-loss rule. Torts. The principle that a plaintiff cannot sue in tort to recover for purely monetary loss — as opposed to physical injury or property damage — caused by the defendant. • Many states recognize an exception to this rule when the defendant commits fraud or negligent misrepresentation, or when a special relationship exists
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impleader
impleader, n. A procedure by which a third party is brought into a lawsuit, esp. by a defendant who seeks to shift liability to someone not sued by the plaintiff. Fed. R. Civ. P. 14. — Also termed third-party practice; vouching-in. Cf. INTERPLEADER; INTERVENTION(1). [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 281–297; Parties 49. C.J.S. Parties § 127.]
land use regulation
land-use regulation. An ordinance or other legislative enactment governing the development or use of real estate. — Also spelled landuse regulation. [Cases: Zoning and Planning 1. C.J.S. Zoning and Land Planning §§ 2, 5–7, 17–18.] “Public regulation of the use and development of land comes in a variety of forms which generally focus on four
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machine
machine. Patents. A device or apparatus consisting of fixed and moving parts that work together to perform some function. • Machines are one of the statutory categories of inventions that can be patented. — Also termed apparatus; device. Cf. MANUFACTURE; PROCESS(3). [Cases: Patents 10. C.J.S. Patents § 20.]