postpone, vb. 1. To put off to a later time. 2. To place lower in precedence or importance; esp., to subordinate (a lien) to a later one. 3. Parliamentary law. To temporarily or permanently suppress a main motion. — postponement, n. postpone definitely. To delay a main motion’s consideration to a specified time or until […]
contraband (kon-tr[schwa]-band), n. 1. Illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling. 2. Goods that are unlawful to import, export, or possess. — contraband, adj. absolute contraband. Goods used primarily for war, such as arms and ammunition, as well as clothing and equipment of a military character. conditional contraband. Goods susceptible of being used for warlike and peaceful
borough (b[schwa]r-[schwa]), n. 1. A town or township with a municipal charter, such as one of the five political divisions of New York City. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 6. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 12.] 2. English law. A chartered town that originally sent a member to Parliament. 3. Hist. A fortified or important town. — Also
Patent Act of 1790. Hist. The first U.S. patent statute, establishing a board to examine patent applications, specifications, and drawings to determine whether the inventions are “sufficiently useful and important” to justify the granting of patents. • The examining board, comprising the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, and the Attorney General, was abolished
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reexport, n. 1. The act of exporting again something imported. 2. A good or commodity that is exported again. — reexport, vb.
delivered at frontier. A mercantile-contract term allocating the rights and duties of the buyer and the seller of goods with respect to delivery, payment, and risk of loss, whereby the seller must (1) clear the goods for export, (2) arrange and pay for transportation, and (3) deliver the goods to a specified place on the
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A secure, digital code attached to an electronically transmitted message that uniquely identifies and authenticates the sender. • A digital signature consists of a “hashed” number combined with a number assigned to a document (a private-encryption key). Generating a signature requires the use of private- and public-key-encryption software, and is often activated by a simple
A port located outside a country’s customs frontier, so that goods may be delivered usu. free of import duties or taxes, without being subjected to customs-control procedures; FREE-TRADE ZONE.
emporium (em-por-ee-[schwa]m), n. 1. A place for wholesale trade in commodities carried by sea. • The term is sometimes applied to a seaport town, but properly signifies only a particular place in such a town. 2. An important marketplace. 3. A large retail store that sells a wide variety of goods.
Discrimination based on gender, esp. against women. • The Supreme Court has established an intermediate-scrutiny standard of review for gender-based classifications, which must serve an important governmental interest and be substantially related to the achievement of that objective. Craig v. Boren, 429 U.S. 190, 97 S.Ct. 451 (1976). — Also termed gender discrimination. [Cases: Civil
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