innocent trespasser
One who enters another’s land unlawfully, but either inadvertently or believing in a right to do so. [Cases: Trespass 2, 23. C.J.S. Trespass §§ 6, 36–37, 39–45, 164.]
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reasonable consumer test
reasonable-consumer test. The prevailing test for determining whether advertisement is deceptive, determined by asking whether the reasonable consumer would believe that the claim is true. Cf. FOOL’S TEST.
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no evidence
no evidence. 1. The lack of a legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable fact-finder to rule in favor of the party who bears the burden of proof (there is no evidence in the record about his whereabouts at midnight). • Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party can move for judgment as
charitable lead trust
An irrevocable trust that is made in favor of a charity and that allows the charity to receive income from the trust property for a specified period, after which the property reverts to the settlor’s estate.
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granger cases
Granger Cases (grayn-j[schwa]r). Six U.S. Supreme Court decisions that affirmed the government’s right to regulate fees charged by common carriers, warehouses, and grain elevators. • The cases, decided in 1876, arose out of grangers’ (i.e., farmers’) frustration with the inflated prices they were paying to store and transport their agricultural products. Several state legislatures passed
estrange
estrange, vb. 1. To separate, to keep away (a person or thing), or to keep away from (a person or thing). 2. To destroy or divert affection, trust, and loyalty. — estrangement, n.
official newspaper
A newspaper designated to contain all the public notices, resolves, acts, and advertisements of a state or municipal legislative body. [Cases: Newspapers 1–7. C.J.S. Newspapers §§ 2–29.]
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litem suam facere
litem suam facere (lI-tem s[y]oo-[schwa]m fay-s[schwa]-ree). [Latin “to make a suit one’s own”] Roman law. (Of a judex) to fail in his official duty through imprudence, such as not adhering to the formula, or not following due procedure. • This failure amounted to misconduct in the judex’s duties, and a litigant was given a private
price-fixing
price-fixing n. 〈美〉价格固定 为某一商品涨价、降价、定价、限价或稳定价格之目的且具有该效果而组成的联合。由竞争的厂商合作固定价格水平或范围，但自然的市场力量则不会如此。此类协议违反了《谢尔曼反托拉斯法》〔Sherman Antitrust Act〕。该法规定的价格固定有两种：水平价格固定和垂直价格固定。前者指竞争者之间的协议，如竞争之零售商之间的协议；后者旨在控制零售价格，如制造商与零售商之间的协议。州律师协会提出并执行的最低收费表亦属于《谢尔曼反托拉斯法》禁止的价格固定行为。 (→horizontal price-fixing; resale price maintenance; vertical price-fixing contract)
合同的，契约的
合同的，契约的 英语：contractual 法语：contractuel 德语：vertraglich 意大利语：contrattuale, convenzionale 西班牙语：contractual