clausa rebus sic stantibus (klawz-[schwa] ree-b[schwa]s sik stan-t[ schwa]-b[schwa]s). [Law Latin] Int’l law. 1. A treaty provision stating that the treaty is binding only as long as the circumstances in existence when the treaty was signed remain substantially the same. 2. A doctrine by which the law supplies such a provision to a treaty that […]
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de debitore in partes secando (dee deb-i-tor-ee in pahr-teez si-kan-doh). [Latin “of cutting a debtor in pieces”] Roman law. The title of a law in the Twelve Tables, meaning either literally to cut a debtor into pieces or merely to divide the debtor’s estate. See TWELVE TABLES. “DE DEBITORE IN PARTES SECANDO…. [S]ome writers contending
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White model. Labor law. A method for determining whether a union member’s state-law claim against the em-ployer is preempted by federal law, by focusing on whether state law permits the claim to be waived by a private contract. • In Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc., 486 U.S. 399, 108 S.Ct. 1877 (1988),
step-transaction doctrine. A method used by the Internal Revenue Service to determine tax liability by viewing the transaction as a whole, and disregarding one or more nonsubstantive, intervening transactions taken to achieve the final result. — Also termed step-transaction approach. [Cases: Internal Revenue 3071. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §§ 13–14.]
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indecent exposure. An offensive display of one’s body in public, esp. of the genitals. — Also termed exposure of person. Cf. LEWDNESS; OBSCENITY. [Cases: Obscenity 3. C.J.S. Obscenity §§ 9–10.] “Indecent exposure of the person to public view is also a common-law misdemeanor. Blackstone did not deal with it separately. ‘The last offense which I
Stock that is subject to resale by the issuer if the holder fails to pay any assessment levied on it. [Cases: Corporations 175. C.J.S. Corporations § 316.]
not satisfied. A form of return by a sheriff or constable, on a writ of execution, indicating only that the amount due on a judgment was not paid. • A general return of this type is usu. viewed as technically deficient because it does not state why the writ was not satisfied. Cf. NULLA BONA.
automated transaction. A contract formed or performed, in whole or in part, by electronic means or by electronic messages in which either party’s electronic actions or messages establishing the contract are not intended to be reviewed in the ordinary course by an individual. UCITA § 2-102(a)(7), 102:10UC; UETA § 14.
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verderer (v[schwa]r-d[schwa]r-[schwa]r), n. [fr. French verdier “caretaker of green things”] Hist. A judicial officer who, being in charge of the king’s forest, is sworn to preserve the vert (foliage) and venison, to keep the assizes, and to view, receive, and enroll attachments and presentments on matters involving trespass. — Also spelled verderor. “In all the
An ambassador who resides in a foreign country as the permanent representative of a sovereign or nation. • A resident ambassador has the right to request a personal interview with the host nation’s head of state. — Also termed ambassador leger; ordinary ambassador; ambassador ordinary.
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