hot cargo
hot cargo. Labor law. Goods produced or handled by an employer with whom a union has a dispute.
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administrative domain–name challenge panel
Administrative Domain-Name Challenge Panel. Trademarks. A board of experts convened under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization to decide Internet domain-name disputes. — Abbr. ACP.
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recuperator
recuperator (ri-k[y]oo-p[schwa]-ray-tor), n. [Latin “assessor”] Roman law. 1. A member of a mixed body of commissioners, appointed by a convention between two states for the purpose of adjusting any claims or disputes that might arise between the members of those states. 2. One of a bank of judges, instead of a single judex, appointed to
course of performance
course of performance. A sequence of previous performance by either party after an agreement has been entered into, when a contract involves repeated occasions for performance and both parties know the nature of the performance and have an opportunity to object to it. • A course of performance accepted or acquiesced in without objection is
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disceptatio causae
disceptatio causae (di-sep-tay-shee-oh kaw-zee). [Latin “debate about a case”] Roman law. The argument by the advocates of both sides of a dispute.
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secondary strike
A strike against an employer because that employer has business dealings with another employer directly involved in a dispute with the union. See secondary boycott under BOYCOTT; secondary picketing under PICKETING.
interpretivism
interpretivism. A doctrine of constitutional interpretation holding that judges must follow norms or values expressly stated or implied in the language of the Constitution. Cf. NONINTERPRETIVISM; ORIGINALISM. “A long-standing dispute in constitutional theory has gone under different names at different times, but today’s terminology seems as helpful as any. Today we are likely to call
dépeçage
dépeçage (dep-[schwa]-sahzh). [French “dismemberment”] A court’s application of different state laws to different issues in a legal dispute; choice of law on an issue-by-issue basis.
dismissal agreed
A court’s dismissal of a lawsuit with the acquiescence of all parties. • Among other possibilities, the parties may have settled out of court or chosen to have their dispute arbitrated or mediated. — Also termed agreed dismissal.
judicatum solvi
judicatum solvi (joo-di-kay-t[schwa]m sol-vI). [Latin “that the judgment will be paid”] 1. Roman law. The payment of the sum awarded by way of judgment. 2. Roman law. Security for the payment of the sum awarded by way of judgment. • This applied when a representative appeared on the defendant’s behalf at the trial. 3. Civil