A check drawn by a bank on itself, payable to another person, and evidencing the payee’s au-thorization to receive from the bank the amount of money represented by the check; a draft for which the drawer and drawee are the same bank, or different branches of the same bank. [Cases: Banks and Banking 189. C.J.S. […]
Queen’s prison. A prison established in 1842 in Southwark, to be used for debtors and criminals confined under authority of the superior courts at Westminster, the highest court of admiralty, and the bankruptcy laws. • It replaced the Queen’s Bench Prison, Fleet Prison, and Marshalsea Prison but was closed in 1862.
judicium (joo-dish-ee-[schwa]m), n. [Latin] Hist. 1. A judgment. 2. A judicial proceeding; a trial. 3. A court or tribunal. • In Roman law, the plural judicia refers to criminal courts. Pl. judicia. judicium capitale (kap-i-tay-lee). [Latin] Hist. A judgment of death; a capital sentence. judicium parium (par-ee-[schwa]m). [Latin] Hist. A judgment of one’s peers; a
cognizable (kog-ni- or kog-nI-z[schwa]-b[schwa]l), adj. 1. Capable of being known or recognized (for purposes of establishing standing, a plaintiff must allege a judicially cognizable injury). 2. Capable of being identified as a group because of a common characteristic or interest that cannot be represented by others (American Indians qualify as a cognizable group for jury-selection
prisel en auter lieu (prI-z[schwa]l awn oh-tayl-yoo). [Law French “a taking in another place”] A plea in abatement in a replevin action.
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Wages representing the true purchasing power of the dollar, derived by dividing a price index into money wages.
mechanical right. Copyright. The right to reproduce a song in a phonorecord form, such as audiotape or compact disc. • The right is obtained by paying a statutory royalty; it is not necessary to obtain the songwriter’s express permission. See MECHANICAL ROYALTY. Cf. PERFORMANCE RIGHT.
stored-value card. A device that provides access to a specified amount of funds for making payments to others, is the only means of routine access to the funds, and does not have an associated account in the name of the holder. • Typically, a consumer pays a bank or merchant money in exchange for a
American Academy of Actuaries. A national organization of actuaries who must meet specified educational requirements and have at least three years of actuarial work experience. • Created in 1965, the Academy promotes public awareness of the actuarial profession, represents the profession before federal and state governments, and sponsors continuing-education conferences. — Abbr. AAA. See ACTUARY.
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Alimony designed to repay a spouse who during the marriage made financial contribu-tions that directly enhanced the future earning capacity of the other spouse. • An example is alimony for a wife who worked full-time supporting herself and her husband with separate-property earnings while he earned a medical degree. [Cases: Divorce 231. C.J.S. Divorce §§
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