negotiable, adj. 1. (Of a written instrument) capable of being transferred by delivery or indorsement when the transferee takes the instrument for value, in good faith, and without notice of conflicting title claims or defenses. [Cases: Bills and Notes 144. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit§§ 127, 129–130, 143.] 2. (Of a deal, agreement, […]
Insurance. A use that is usual, normal, or customary, as opposed to an occasional, special, or incidental use. • This term often appears in automobile-insurance policies in the definition of a nonowned automobile — that is, an automobile not owned by or furnished for the regular use of the insured. Nonowned automobiles are excluded from
资源枯竭（减税） 英语：depletion (allowance) 法语：épuisement des ressources (amortissement pour épuisement) 德语：Substanzverringerung (Abschreibung für Substanzverringerung) 意大利语：ammortamento per esaurimento risorse 西班牙语：agotamiento (deducción, desgravación por)
Evidence furnished by a doctor, nurse, or other qualified medical person testifying in a professional capacity as an expert, or by a standard treatise on medicine or surgery. [Cases: Evidence 555.10. C.J.S. Evidence §§ 639–643.]
An expense incurred to operate and promote a business; esp., an expenditure made to further the business in the taxable year in which the expense is incurred. • Most business expenses — unlike personal expenses — are tax-deductible. [Cases: Internal Revenue 3314.1–3377.]
alienation clause. 1. A deed provision that either permits or prohibits the further conveyance of the property. [Cases: Deeds 144(1), 149. C.J.S. Deeds §§ 275, 305–307, 309, 313.] 2. Insurance. A clause in an insurance policy voiding coverage if the policyholder alienates the insured property. [Cases: Insurance 3051. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 574, 640–652, 772.]
gag order. 1. A judge’s order directing parties, attorneys, witnesses, or journalists to refrain from publicly dis-cussing the facts of a case. • When directed to the press, such an order is generally unconstitutional under the First Amendment. [Cases: Criminal Law 633(1); Federal Civil Procedure 1951; Trial 18, 20. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 564, 1134,
hearsay. 1. Traditionally, testimony that is given by a witness who relates not what he or she knows personally, but what others have said, and that is therefore dependent on the credibility of someone other than the witness. • Such testimony is generally inadmissible under the rules of evidence. 2. In federal law, a statement
tangible-personal-property memorandum. A handwritten or signed document that lists items of tangible personal property (such as jewelry, artwork, or furniture) and the persons who should receive the property upon the owner’s death. • This memorandum is a separate document from the property owner’s will, and if referred to by the will, it is a valid
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diocese (dI-[schwa]-sees or -sis). 1. Roman law. A division of the later Roman Empire into groups of provinces. 2. Eccles. law. A territorial unit of the church, governed by a bishop, and further divided into parishes. 3. Eccles. law. A bishop’s jurisdiction. • Several dioceses together are governed by an archbishop.