Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. A federal law that requires lenders to provide home buyers with information about known or estimated settlement costs. 12 USCA §§ 2601–2617. — Abbr. RESPA. See REGULATION X. [Cases: Consumer Credit 30. C.J.S. Interest and Usury; Consumer Credit §§ 317–318.]
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Indian Tribal Law Court(Tribal Court) 〈美〉印第安部落法庭 该术语包括美国印第安部落的三种法庭类型。最普通的一种为部落法庭〔Tribal Court〕，根据《印第安重组法》〔Indian Reorganization Act〕汇编的《部落法法典》〔Tribal Code of Law〕而成立，依《1968年印第安民事权利法》〔Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968〕，该类法庭有权审理民事案件，及轻微刑事案件，可作出最高刑期为6个月的监禁和500美元的罚款。部落不同，法庭的组织和审判权限也相异，许多部落无此类法庭而依赖于州法院系统。第二种为传统法庭〔Traditional Court〕，只处理涉及部落传统和习惯事项，而不依据编入法典中的法律〔codified law〕。第三种为联邦条例法庭〔Court of Federal Regulations〕，按照通过印第安仪式〔Indian Service〕编纂的联邦法典运行。现在有19个联邦条例法庭、18个传统法庭和51个部落法庭。
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Constitutional law. A public place where people traditionally gather to express ideas and exchange views. • To be constitutional, the government’s regulation of a public forum must be narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest and must usu. be limited to time-place-or-manner restrictions. — Also termed open forum. Cf. NONPUBLIC FORUM. [Cases: Constitutional Law
Labor law. The doctrine prohibiting state regulation of an area of labor activity or management–union relations that Congress has intentionally left unregulated. Lodge 76, Int’l Ass’n of Machinists v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Comm’n, 427 U.S. 132, 96 S.Ct. 2548 (1976). [Cases: Labor Relations 45. C.J.S. Labor Relations § 23.]
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bredwite (bred-w[schwa]t). Hist. A penalty for not complying with regulations relating to the weight or quantity of bread.
New York Stock Exchange. An unincorporated association of member firms that handle the purchase and sale of securities both for themselves and for customers. • This exchange, the dominant one in the United States, trades in only large companies having at least one million outstanding shares. — Abbr. NYSE. [Cases: Exchanges 1–15; Securities Regulation 40.10–40.16.
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prescript, adj. Having the nature of a rule or command. prescript, n. Archaic. A rule, law, command, or ordinance; PRESCRIPTION(2). • A general term, prescript may also apply to an edict, a regulation, or any instructive guideline.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The federal law regulating the public trading of securities. • This law provides for periodic disclosures by issuers of securities and for the registration and supervision of securities exchanges and brokers, and regulates proxy solicitations. The Act also established the SEC.15 USCA §§ 78a et seq. — Also termed Exchange
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counterfeit, vb. To unlawfully forge, copy, or imitate an item, esp. money or a negotiable instrument (such as a security or promissory note) or other officially issued item of value (such as a postage stamp or a food stamp), or to possess such an item without authorization and with the intent to deceive or defraud
ten-percent bond. See BOND(2). 10-Q 10-Q. An unaudited financial report filed quarterly with the SEC by a registered corporation. • The 10-Q is less detailed than the 10-K. — Also termed Form 10-Q. [Cases: Securities Regulation 60.27(6). C.J.S. Securities Regulation § 176.]