ethical, adj. 1. Of or relating to moral obligations that one person owes another; esp., in law, of or relating to legal ethics (the ethical rules regarding confidences). See LEGAL ETHICS. 2. In conformity with moral norms or standards of professional conduct (the judge’s recusal was a perfectly ethical act).
international control. Int’l law. The supervision over countries and their subdivisions for the purpose of ensuring the conformity of their conduct with international law. “[S]upervision is exercised increasingly not only over the conduct of governmental and intergovernmental institutions, but also over the acts and omissions of individuals to establish their conformity with requirements of public
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new matter. 1. MATTER. 2. Patents. Additional information in an amended patent application that departs from the original disclosure. • Since the new matter was reduced to practice after the application was filed, it cannot carry the same filing date. Rather, it must be included in a continuation-in-part application. — Also termed disconformity. [Cases: Patents
perfect (p[schwa]r-fekt), vb. To take all legal steps needed to complete, secure, or record (a claim, right, or interest); to provide necessary public notice in final conformity with the law (perfect a security interest) ( perfect the title). [Cases: Secured Transactions 81. C.J.S. Secured Transactions §§ 3, 50–51, 53, 57, 62–64.]