capitulation (k[schwa]-pich-[schwa]-lay-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. The act of surrendering or giving in. 2. Int’l law. An agreement to surrender a fortified place or a military or naval force. • A commander in control may generally make such an agreement for the place or force. [Cases: War and National Emergency 9. C.J.S. War and National Defense § […]
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985. A federal statute requiring employers that offer group health coverage to their employees to continue to do so for a prescribed period (usu. 18 to 36 months) after employment has terminated so that the former employee can continue to benefit from group-health rates until becoming a member of
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gag order. 1. A judge’s order directing parties, attorneys, witnesses, or journalists to refrain from publicly dis-cussing the facts of a case. • When directed to the press, such an order is generally unconstitutional under the First Amendment. [Cases: Criminal Law 633(1); Federal Civil Procedure 1951; Trial 18, 20. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 564, 1134,
dignity, n. 1. The state of being noble; the state of being dignified. 2. An elevated title or position. 3. A person holding an elevated title; a dignitary. 4. A right to hold a title of nobility, which may be hereditary or for life. “Dignities may be hereditary, such as peerages …, or for life,
hearsay. 1. Traditionally, testimony that is given by a witness who relates not what he or she knows personally, but what others have said, and that is therefore dependent on the credibility of someone other than the witness. • Such testimony is generally inadmissible under the rules of evidence. 2. In federal law, a statement
monition (m[schwa]-nish-[schwa]n), n. 1. Generally, a warning or caution; ADMONITION. 2. Civil & maritime law. A summons to appear in court as a defendant or to answer contempt charges. [Cases: Admiralty 44, 46; Contempt 55. C.J.S. Admiralty §§ 153–155, 159; Contempt§§ 78, 83–84.] 3. Eccles. law. A formal notice from a bishop demanding that an
An instrument, usu. a will, that appears to give an absolute gift to another although the donee has orally agreed with the grantor that he or she is to use the property for the benefit of some third party. • Courts admit evidence of the promise to prevent unjust enrichment and enforce it by imposing
humanitarian law. Int’l law. Law dealing with such matters as the permissible use of weapons and other means of warfare, the treatment of prisoners of war and civilian populations in armed conflicts, and generally the direct impact of war on human life and liberty. • Most existing rules composing humanitarian law are codified in the
Loosely, evidence that depends on a belief, rather than complete and absolute proof. • Generally, moral evidence is testimonial.