cognizance (kog-ni-z[schwa]ns), n. 1. A court’s right and power to try and to determine cases; JURISDICTION. [Cases: Courts 2. C.J.S. Courts § 16–17.] 2. The taking of judicial or authoritative notice. [Cases: Evidence 1. C.J.S. Evidence §§ 8–11, 106.] 3. Acknowledgment or admission of an alleged fact; esp. (hist.), acknowledgment of a fine. See FINE(1); […]
Weingarten right. Labor law. A union member’s right to have a union representative present during an employ-ment meeting that the member reasonably believes will result in disciplinary action. NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc., 420 U.S. 251, 95 S.Ct. 959 (1975). • In July 2000, the NLRB extended Weingarten rights to nonunion employees.
indictment (in-dIt-m[schwa]nt), n. 1. The formal written accusation of a crime, made by a grand jury and presented to a court for prosecution against the accused person. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 7. [Cases: Indictment and Information 17. C.J.S. Indictments and Informations § 28.] 2. The act or process of preparing or bringing forward such
WESTLAW/WL 韦氏法律文献计算机检索系统 为韦氏集团〔West Group〕的一个计算机辅助法律检索数据库，提供法律文献的在线检索。1975年，韦氏出版公司〔West Publishing Company〕(现称韦氏集团〔West Group〕)的法律文献数据库仅由摘要〔headnotes〕组成，这些摘要按韦氏公司自己的钥匙号或主题排列顺序分类。1978年，韦氏公司开始将法官意见书〔opinion〕的全文收录进去。其范围包括在韦氏公司的全国判例汇编系统〔National Reporter System〕中所报道的意见书，即从1961年到现在所有联邦法院的判决，及从1967年到现在所有州上诉法院的判决。关于联邦判例法的文献中包括韦氏公司的《最高法院判例汇编》〔Supreme Court Reporter〕、《联邦法院判例汇编》〔Federal Reporter〕、《联邦法院判例补编》〔Federal Supplement〕及《联邦规则判例汇编》〔Federal Rules Decisions〕中的全部内容。目前，该数据库收录的法律文献除判例法外，还包括制定法、行政法规和法律期刊。在检索时，一次只能查阅一份文献。检索方法也很灵活，而不是固定不变的，根据描述词〔descriptive words〕、主题/钥匙号、判例的名称或援引〔citation〕、法院规则或自然语言〔natural language〕均可查找到文献。检索或显示的信息由计算机根据每一文件中不同查询术语〔search terms〕的发生频率来排列。当查询者发现相关的援引被显示时，他可以１使用全国判例汇编系统相关卷册的复印文本〔hard copy〕来阅读判例；２调出终端上的全文；或３要求打印该判例。
solicitor. 1. A person who seeks business or contributions from others; an advertiser or promoter. 2. A person who conducts matters on another’s behalf; an agent or representative. 3. The chief law officer of a governmental body or a municipality. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 169. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 371.] 4. In the United Kingdom, a
namium vetitum 〈拉〉(英格兰古法)非法自主扣押 伪称他人牲畜侵害自己权利而扣押之，并将其转移至行政司法官管辖范围外的地方以作隐匿。这种看似自助扣押〔nam〕的行为为法律所禁止，牲畜的所有人有权请求扣押人赔偿损失。 (→eloignment； nam； replevin)
juror (joor-[schwa]r alsojoor-or). A person serving on a jury panel. — Also formerly termed layperson; juryman; jurator. grand juror. A person serving on a grand jury. petit juror (pet-ee). A trial juror, as opposed to a grand juror. presiding juror. The juror who chairs the jury during deliberations and speaks for the jury in court
case lawyer. An attorney whose knowledge is largely confined to a specific field of expertise. “A working lawyer cannot expect to keep abreast of all this output of ideas, but he can at least study some portion so as to liberalize his views of law and to avoid the reproach of being a mere case
motion for relief from the judgment. A party’s request that the court correct a clerical mistake in the judgment — that is, a mistake that results in the judgment’s incorrectly reflecting the court’s intentions — or relieve the party from the judgment because of such matters as (1) inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect, (2) newly
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yield, n. Profit expressed as a percentage of the investment. — Also termed yield on investment; return. See RATE OF RETURN. coupon yield. The annual interest paid on a security (esp. a bond) divided by the security’s par value. — Also termed nominal yield. current yield. The annual interest paid on a security (esp. a