juristic
juristic, adj. 1. Of or relating to a jurist (juristic literature). 2. Of or relating to law (a corporation is a typical example of a juristic person). — Also termed juristical.
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obscene
obscene, adj. Extremely offensive under contemporary community standards of morality and decency; grossly repugnant to the generally accepted notions of what is appropriate. • Under the Supreme Court’s three-part test, material is legally obscene — and therefore not protected under the First Amendment — if, taken as a whole, the material (1) appeals to the
summary of the invention
summary of the invention. Patents. In a U.S. patent application, the section that describes the nature, operation, and purpose of the invention in enough detail that the examiner and anyone searching the patent literature for prior art can understand the unique character of the invention. [Cases: Patents 99. C.J.S. Patents § 139.]
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intangible
intangible, adj. Not capable of being touched; impalpable; INCORPOREAL. intangible, n. Something that lacks a physical form; an abstraction, such as responsibility; esp., an asset that is not corporeal, such as intellectual property. general intangible. Any intangible personal property other than goods, accounts, chattel paper, documents, instruments, investment property, rights to proceeds of written letters
et habeas ibi tunc hoc breve
et habeas ibi tunc hoc breve (et hay-bee-[schwa]s ib-I t[schwa]ngk hok bree-vee). [Latin] Hist. And that you have then and there this writ. • These were the formal words directing the return of a writ. The literal translation was retained in the later form of a considerable number of writs.
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superductio
superductio (s[y]oo-p[schwa]r-d[schwa]k-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. The obliteration of part of a will or other document by writing over something erased within it. Pl. superductiones (s[y]oo-p[schwa]r-d[schwa]k-shee-oh-neez).
law french
Law French. The corrupted form of the Norman French language that arose in England in the centuries after William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066 and that was used for several centuries as the primary language of the English legal system; the Anglo-French used in medieval England in judicial proceedings, pleadings, and lawbooks. — Abbr.
fortuitous
fortuitous (for-t[y]oo-[schwa]-t[schwa]s), adj. Occurring by chance. • A fortuitous event may be highly unfortunate. Literally, the term is neutral, despite its common misuse as a synonym for fortunate.
verbatim ac litteratim
verbatim ac litteratim (v[schwa]r-bay-tim ak lit-[schwa]-ray-tim), adv. (v[schwa]r-bay-tim ak li-t[schwa]r-ay-tim). [Latin] Word for word and letter for letter. — Also spelled verbatim ac literatim; verbatim et literatim. — Also termed verbatim et litteratim.
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