curia advisari vult (kyoor-ee-[schwa] ad-v[schwa]-sair-Iv[schwa]lt). [Latin] The court will be advised; the court will consider. • This phrase signaled a court’s decision to delay judgment pending further consideration. In England, the phrase is still used in all Court of Appeal decisions when the judgment is reserved; that is, not delivered after the hearing. — Abbr. […]
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interference, n. 1. The act of meddling in another’s affairs. 2. An obstruction or hindrance. 3. Patents. An administrative proceeding in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to determine who is entitled to the patent when two or more applicants claim the same invention, or when an application interferes with an existing patent. • This
witness-tampering. The act or an instance of obstructing justice by intimidating, influencing, or harassing a witness before or after the witness testifies. • Several state and federal laws, including the Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982 (18 USCA § 1512), provide criminal penalties for tampering with witnesses or other persons in the context of
audit letter. A written request for an attorney, banker, or someone else to give financial auditors information about a person or entity being audited, including information about pending or threatened litigation. • The recipient of an audit letter usu. sends the response (called an audit-letter response) directly to the financial auditors. See AUDIT RESPONSE. [Cases:
supersedeas (soo-p[schwa]r-seed-ee-[schwa]s), n. [Latin “you shall desist”] 1. A writ or bond that suspends a judgment creditor’s power to levy execution, usu. pending appeal. — Also termed writ of supersedeas. 2. See supersedeas bond under BOND(2). [Cases: Appeal and Error 458; Execution 158(2); Supersedeas 1. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 408, 411; Executions §§ 155–156.]
A patent application for which the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examiner has determined that all pending claims meet the conditions for patentability. • When an application is allowed, the PTO notifies the applicant through a Notice of Allowability and a Notice of Allowance. Once a patent application is allowed, a patent normally issues after
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joint administration. Bankruptcy. The management of two or more bankruptcy estates, usu. involving related debtors, under one docket for purposes of handling various administrative matters, including notices to creditors, to conclude the cases more efficiently. • A bankruptcy court can order a joint administration when there are two or more cases pending involving a husband
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receiving stolen property. The criminal offense of acquiring or controlling property known to have been stolen by another person. • Some jurisdictions require the additional element of wrongful intent. In some jurisdictions it is a felony, but in others it is either a felony or a misdemeanor depending on the value of the property. See
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A bill that authorizes governmental expenditures. • The federal government cannot spend money unless Congress has appropriated the funds. U.S. Const. art. I, § 9, cl. 7. — Also termed spending bill. See APPROPRIATION(2), (3). [Cases: United States 85. C.J.S. United States §§ 156–158.]
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A criminal charge for which a defendant may be released from custody after providing proper security [misdemeanor theft is a bailable offense]. [Cases: Bail 43. C.J.S. Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings §§ 18–23.]