lockout. 1. An employer’s withholding of work and closing of a business because of a labor dispute. [Cases: Labor Relations 290. C.J.S. Labor Relations §§ 273–274, 277–278.] defensive lockout. A lockout that is called to prevent imminent and irreparable financial harm to the company or to protect a legal right. • Defensive lockouts were legal, […]
primary activity. Labor law. Concerted action (such as a strike or picketing) directed against an employer with which a union has a dispute. Cf. SECONDARY ACTIVITY.
mediators of questions. Hist. Six persons authorized by 27 Edw. 3, St. 2, ch. 24 to settle disputes between merchants.
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primary-caregiver doctrine. Family law. The presumption that, in a custody dispute, the parent who is a child’s main caregiver will be the child’s custodian, assuming that he or she is a fit parent. • This doctrine includes the quality and the quantity of care that a parent gives a child — but excludes supervisory care
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violence. The use of physical force, usu. accompanied by fury, vehemence, or outrage; esp., physical force unlawfully exercised with the intent to harm. • Some courts have held that violence in labor disputes is not limited to physical contact or injury, but may include picketing conducted with misleading signs, false statements, erroneous publicity, and veiled
The settlement of a civil case with the help of a judge who is not assigned to adjudicate the dispute. • Parties sometimes find this procedure advantageous because it capitalizes on judicial experience in evaluating the settlement value of a claim.
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side, n. 1. The position of a person or group opposing another (the law is on our side). 2. Either of two parties in a transaction or dispute (each side put on a strong case). 3. Archaic. The field of a court’s jurisdiction ( equity side) (law side). 4. Property. In a description of more
Hist. 1.A 1353 statute establishing procedures for settling disputes among merchants who traded in staple towns. • The statute helped merchants receive swift judgments for debt. Cf. STATUTE MERCHANT. 2. A bond for commercial debt. • A statute staple gave the lender a possessory right in the land of a debtor who failed to repay
sabotage (sab-[schwa]-tahzh), n. 1. The destruction, damage, or knowingly defective production of materials, premises, or utilities used for national defense or for war.18 USCA §§ 2151 et seq. [Cases: War and National Emergency 53. C.J.S. War and National Defense § 67.] 2. The willful and malicious destruction of an em-ployer’s property or interference with an