reservation. 1. The creation of a new right or interest (such as an easement), by and for the grantor, in real property being granted to another. Cf. EXCEPTION(3). [Cases: Deeds 141; Easements 14. C.J.S. Deeds §§ 279–282, 284; Easements § 60.] implied reservation. An implied easement that reserves in a landowner an easement across a […]
reply, n. 1. Civil procedure. In federal practice, the plaintiff’s response to the defendant’s counterclaim (or, by court order, to the defendant’s or a third party’s answer).Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a). [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 801–815.] 2. Common-law pleading. The plaintiff’s response to the defendant’s plea or answer. • The reply is the plaintiff’s second
sacramento (sak-r[schwa]-men-toh), n. [Latin “by oath”] Roman law. A legal action in the earliest form of civil procedure in which, at its commencement, each of the contending parties deposited or gave security for a certain sum (called the sacramentum), which the loser forfeited to the public. — Also termed legis actio sacramento. See LEGIS ACTIO.
at will. Subject to one’s discretion; as one wishes or chooses; esp. (of a legal relationship), able to be terminated or discharged by either party without cause (employment at will).
A state that is a constituent part of a greater state that includes both it and one or more others, and to whose government it is subject; a state that is not complete and self-existent. • Among other things, a nonsovereign state has no power to engage in foreign relations. — Also termed dependent state.
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morality. 1. Conformity with recognized rules of correct conduct. 2. The character of being virtuous, esp. in sexual matters. “[T]he terms ‘morality’ and ‘immorality’ … are understood to have a sexual connotation. In fact, the terms ‘ethics’ and ‘morals’ are no longer interchangeable in everyday speech. A governmental official arraigned on a ‘morals charge’ will
An agreement to buy or sell a particular nonstandardized asset (usu. currencies) at a fixed price on a future date. • Unlike a futures contract, a forward contract is not traded on a formal exchange. — Also termed forward agreement. Cf. FUTURES CONTRACT.
assisted reproductive technology. Family law. Any medical means of aiding human reproduction, esp. through laboratory procedures. — Abbr. ART. — Also termed assisted reproduction; assisted-reproductive therapy.
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A contract in which a party undertakes to use best efforts to fulfill the promises made rather than to achieve a specific result; a contract in which the adequacy of a party’s performance is measured by the party’s ability to fulfill the specified obligations. • Although the obligor must use best efforts, the risk of
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point-and-click agreement. An electronic version of a shrink-wrap license in which a computer user agrees to the terms of an electronically displayed agreement by pointing the cursor to a particular location on the screen and then clicking. • Point-and-click agreements usu. require express acceptance only once but may include a clause providing for a user’s
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