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rDNA.abbr. RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY.
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artificial person
An entity, such as a corporation, created by law and given certain legal rights and duties of a human being; a being, real or imaginary, who for the purpose of legal reasoning is treated more or less as a human being. • An entity is a person for purposes of the Due Process and Equal
ponzi scheme
Ponzi scheme (pon-zee). A fraudulent investment scheme in which money contributed by later investors generates artificially high dividends for the original investors, whose example attracts even larger investments. • Money from the new investors is used directly to repay or pay interest to earlier investors, usu. without any operation or revenue-producing activity other than the
knockoff
knockoff, n. Intellectual property. An unauthorized counterfeit and usu. inferior copy of another’s product, esp. one protected by patent, trademark, trade dress, or copyright, usu. passed off at a substantially lower price than the original.
press
press, n. 1. The news media; print and broadcast news organizations collectively. [Cases: Constitutional Law 90(2). C.J.S. Constitutional Law § 539.] “The Constitution specifically selected the press, which includes not only newspapers, books, and magazines, but also humble leaflets and circulars, to play an important role in the discussion of public affairs.” Mills v. Alabama,
one person one vote rule
one-person, one-vote rule. Constitutional law. The principle that the Equal Protection Clause requires legislative voting districts to have about the same population. Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 84 S.Ct. 1362 (1964). — Also termed one-man, one-vote rule. See APPORTIONMENT. [Cases: Constitutional Law 225.3(2). C.J.S. Constitutional Law § 818.]
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copyright notice
copyright notice. A notice that a work is copyright-protected, usu. placed in each published copy of the work. • A copyright notice takes the form © (year of publication) (name of basic copyright owner). Since March 1, 1989, such a notice is not required for a copyright to be valid (although the notice continues to
morality
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
permissive waste
A tenant’s failure to make normal repairs to property so as to protect it from substantial deterioration. [Cases: Waste 3. C.J.S. Waste § 8.]
equality
equality. The quality or state of being equal; esp., likeness in power or political status. See EQUAL PROTECTION. “We need not repeat the burning irony of Anatole France: ‘The law in its majesty draws no distinction but forbids rich and poor alike from begging in the streets or from sleeping in the public parks.’ Equality