Assizes de Jerusalem ([schwa]-sIz-[schwa]z d[schwa] j[schwa]-roo-s[ schwa]-l[schwa]m). A code of feudal law intended to serve as the law of the lands conquered by the Crusaders. • The code was prepared in the 12th century after the 1099 conquest of Jerusalem.
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An S corporation’s undistributed taxable income taxed to the shareholders as of the last day of the corporation’s tax year. • This income could usu. be withdrawn later by the shareholders without tax consequences. PTI has been replaced by the accumulated adjustments account. — Abbr. PTI.
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writ pro retorno habendo (proh ri-tor-noh h[schwa]-ben-doh), n. [Law Latin “for return to be had”] Hist. A writ ordering the return of goods to a defendant who, upon the plaintiff’s default, obtained a favorable judgment in a replevin action.
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dock, n. 1. A structure that encloses water, often between two piers, in which ships are received for loading, unloading, safekeeping, or repair. [Cases: Wharves 4. C.J.S. Wharves §§ 1–2, 4–5.] 2. The part of a warehouse or other building (usu. elevated with oversized doors) at which trucks are received for loading and unloading. 3.
A certified, itemized statement of the amount of costs owed by one litigant to another, prepared so that the prevailing party may recover the costs from the losing party. — Also termed cost bill. [Cases: Costs 202. C.J.S. Costs § 148.]
dromones (dr[schwa]-moh-neez), n. pl. Hist. 1. Large ships. 2. War vessels of recognized navies, usu. prepared for hostilities. — Also termed dromos; dromunda.
rescind (ri-sind), vb. 1. To abrogate or cancel (a contract) unilaterally or by agreement. [Cases: Contracts 249. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 422, 424, 427–428, 456, 465–466, 484.] 2. To make void; to repeal or annul (rescind the legislation). 3. Parliamentary law. To void, repeal, or nullify a main motion adopted earlier. — Also termed annul; repeal.
A strike resulting from an economic dispute with the employer (such as a wage dispute); a dispute for reasons other than unfair labor practices. • An employer can permanently replace an economic striker but cannot prevent the worker from coming back to an unreplaced position simply because the worker was on strike.
A needy child who has been deprived of parental support or care because of the parent’s or other responsible person’s death, absence from the home, physical or mental incapacity, or (in some cases) unem-ployment. • This definition was formerly found in Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), 42 USCA § 606(a). When that program
Alien and Sedition Acts. Hist. Four statutes passed in 1798 designed to silence critics of the Federalist party by tightening residency requirements for citizenship, granting to the President the power to jail aliens considered dangerous to the country, and restricting freedoms of the press and speech by criminalizing speech hostile to the government. • All
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