recede, vb. (Of a house in a bicameral legislature) to withdraw from an amendment in which the other house has not concurred. See CONCUR(3). “A vote to recede from amendments constitutes a final passage of the bill without the amendments from which the house has receded, since both houses have then agreed to the bill […]
mcf.abbr. Oil & gas. One thousand cubic feet, one of the standard units for measuring natural gas.
concur (k[schwa]n-k[schwa]r), vb. 1. To agree; to consent. 2. In a judicial opinion, to agree with the judgment in the case (usu. as expressed in the opinion of another judge), or the opinion of another judge, but often for different reasons or through a different line of reasoning. 3. (Of a house in a bicameral
Patents. Estoppel barring someone who has assigned the rights to a patent from later attacking the patent’s validity. Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. v. Formica Insulation Co., 266 U.S. 342, 45 S.Ct. 117 (1924). • The doctrine was narrowed by Diamond Scientific Co. v. Ambico, Inc., 848 F.2d 1220 (Fed. Cir. 1988), in which the
In a bicameral legislature, the smaller of the two legislative bodies, such as the Senate or the House of Lords.
best interests of the child. Family law. A standard by which a court determines what arrangements would be to a child’s greatest benefit, often used in deciding child-custody and visitation matters and in deciding whether to approve an adoption or a guardianship. • A court may use many factors, including the emotional tie between the
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A trademark containing common words that do not describe or suggest any characteristic of the product to which the trademark is assigned. • Because arbitrary marks are neither descriptive nor suggestive of the goods or services in connection with which they are used, they are inherently distinctive, require no proof of secondary meaning, and are
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adhere, vb. 1. (Of one house in a bicameral legislature) to reject the other house’s insistence on a difference in legislation that has passed both houses, without requesting a conference. Cf. INSIST ON. “When both houses have insisted [on differing views about an amendment] without a request for conference, it is also in order to
A rule adopted by both houses of a bicameral legislature for the conduct of business or relations between them, such as when they meet in joint session, or for other matters in which they share an interest. See joint session under SESSION(1).
small-business investment company. A corporation created under state law to provide long-term equity capital to small businesses, as provided under the Small Business Investment Act and regulated by the Small Business Administration.15 USCA §§ 661 et seq. — Abbr. SBIC. [Cases: Banks and Banking 310; United States 53(8). C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 625–626, 646;
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