satisfaction of judgment. 1. The complete discharge of obligations under a judgment. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2398; Judgment 874–899. C.J.S. Judgments §§ 656–676, 678–692.] 2. The document filed and entered on the record indicating that a judgment has been paid. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2398; Judgment 897. C.J.S. Judgments § 686.] “Generally, a satisfaction of […]
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crack, vb. Slang. 1. To open (a lock). 2. To decode (security information); esp., to decipher or discover (a code, a password, etc. needed to break into a computer, network, server, or database). Cf. HACK. 3. To bypass (an encryption or a security device, esp. one designed to prevent unauthorized access, as in a cable
A loss of money or of something having monetary value. [Cases: Damages 1. C.J.S. Damages §§ 1–2, 4–6.]
Economic loss that proximately results from a defective product and that is beyond direct economic loss. • Examples include lost profits and loss of goodwill or business reputation. [Cases: Damages 36; Products Liability 17.1. C.J.S. Damages § 53; Torts§ 26.]
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Oil & gas. A well-drilling agreement between a drilling contractor, who owns drilling rigs and associated equipment, and the owner or lessor of the mineral rights. • The contract spells out the rights and duties of the parties. In general, the more control the interest-owner retains over the contractor, the more liability the owner is
Hist. A jury selected and summoned by a sheriff to hold inquests for various purposes, such as assessing damages in an action in which the defendant makes no defense or ascertaining the mental condition of an alleged lunatic.
tortious interference with contractual relations. A third party’s intentional inducement of a contracting party to break a contract, causing damage to the relationship between the contracting parties. — Also termed unlawful interference with contractual relations; interference with a contractual relationship; interference with contract; inducement of breach of contract; procurement of breach of contract. [Cases: Master
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trover (troh-v[schwa]r). A common-law action for the recovery of damages for the conversion of personal property, the damages generally being measured by the value of the property. — Also termed trover and conversion. Cf. DETINUE; REPLEVIN. [Cases: Trover and Conversion 1, 43. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion §§ 1–3, 5–7, 120–121.] “Trover may be maintained for
free on board. A mercantile-contract term allocating the rights and duties of the buyer and the seller of goods with respect to delivery, payment, and risk of loss, whereby the seller must clear the goods for export, and the buyer must arrange for transportation. • The seller’s delivery is complete (and the risk of loss
A party’s expenditures to reduce an existing harm so that further damage might be halted, slowed, or diminished.