zoning ordinance. A city ordinance that regulates the use to which land within various parts of the city may be put. • It allocates uses to the various districts of a municipality, as by allocating residences to certain parts and busi-nesses to other parts. A comprehensive zoning ordinance usu. regulates the height of buildings and […]
The annual interest paid on a security (esp. a bond) divided by the security’s par value. — Also termed nominal yield.
zone-of-danger rule. Torts. The doctrine allowing the recovery of damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress if the plaintiff was both located in the dangerous area created by the defendant’s negligence and frightened by the risk of harm. [Cases: Damages 49.10. C.J.S. Damages § 95; Torts §§ 67, 76–79, 82–83.]
coupons n. (1)(公债、债券等的)息票 每张到期的息票即是一个独立的承诺，因而可以成为独立的诉因。 (2)(可与主券相分离的、证明与主券所示合同之有关事项的)附券 (3)(附在商品上的)赠券；优惠券
A bond with attached interest coupons that the holder may present to receive interest payments. See BOND COUPON.
zero-tolerance policy. An established plan or method of action stating that certain acts will not be permitted or condoned. • School districts often have a zero-tolerance policy regarding the use of drugs and alcohol on school premises or at school-sponsored functions. In 1995 Congress enacted a nationwide zero-tolerance statute to combat underage drinking.
zygote. A two-celled organism formed by the joining of egg and sperm. Cf. EMBRYO; FETUS.
zone of privacy. Constitutional law. A range of fundamental privacy rights that are implied in the express guarantees of the Bill of Rights. See PENUMBRA; RIGHT OF PRIVACY. [Cases: Constitutional Law 82(7). C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 584, 630–648; Right to Die§ 2.]
zone of interests. The class or type of interests or concerns that a statute or constitutional guarantee is intended to regulate or protect. • To have standing to challenge a ruling (esp. of an administrative agency), the plaintiff must show that the specific injury suffered comes within the zone of interests protected by the statute