special pleading. 1. The common-law system of pleading that required the parties to exchange a series of court papers (such as replications, rebutters, and surrebutters) setting out their contentions in accordance with hypertechnical rules before a case could be tried. • Often, therefore, cases were decided on points of pleading and not on the merits. […]
prisage (prI-zij). Hist. A royal duty on wine imported into England. • Prisage was replaced by butlerage in the reign of Edward I. Cf. BUTLERAGE.
products-liability action. A lawsuit brought against a manufacturer, seller, or lessor of a product — regardless of the substantive legal theory or theories upon which the lawsuit is brought — for personal injury, death, or property damage caused by the manufacture, construction, design, formulation, installation, preparation, or assembly of a product. — Also termed product-liability
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praeceptores (pree-sep-tor-eez). [Law Latin “masters”] Hist. The chief clerks of Chancery, responsible for preparing remedial writs.
Hist. Of a proceeding that is within the jurisdiction of the trial court; that is, before the record is prepared for an appeal.
multiplication n. (1)复制 在版权法中，指对文学、艺术或其他智力作品制作多份的行为，与「reproduction」同。 (2) 〈英〉仿制金银(罪) 指以其他金属仿造金或银的行为，在亨利四世时代构成重罪。
cepit in alio loco 〈拉〉他在另一地方取得该物 旧时动产占有回复之诉〔replevin-action〕中被告的答辩用语，声明他是在另一地方而不是在原告诉称之地取得该物。
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Home Owners Warranty. A warranty and insurance program that, among other coverage, insures a new home for ten years against major structural defects. • The program was developed by the Home Owners Warranty Corporation, a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders. Builders often provide this type of coverage, and many states provide similar
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creditable. 1. Worthy of being believed; credible (creditable evidence). 2. Capable of being ascribed or credited (creditable service time). 3. Reputable; respectable (creditable witness).
perduellio (p[schwa]r-d[y]oo-el-ee-oh), n. [Latin “treason”] Roman law. The crime of hostility to one’s native country; treasonous conduct, such as joining the enemy or deserting the battlefield. • This term corresponds to the English phrase high treason. In the Roman republic, several acts might constitute perduellio, such as assuming regal power; trying to subvert, by violence,