espousals ([schwa]-spow-z[schwa]lz), n. Mutual promises between a man and a woman to marry one another. [Cases: Breach of Marriage Promise 4–5. C.J.S. Breach of Marriage Promise §§ 5–6.] “Espousals were of two kinds: sponsalia per verba de futuro, which take place if man and woman promise each other that they will hereafter become husband and […]
after-acquired-title clause. Oil & gas. A provision in an oil-and-gas lease extending the lease’s coverage to include any interest in the property that the lessor may obtain after the lease is signed. • A common formulation is “This lease covers all the interest now owned by or hereafter vested in the lessor ….”
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temporary-cessation-of-production doctrine. Oil & gas. The rule that an oil-and-gas lease term “for so long thereafter as oil and gas are produced” will not terminate once production is attained unless the cessation of production is for an unreasonable length of time. See CESSATION-OF-PRODUCTION CLAUSE.
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interdiction. 1. The act of forbidding or restraining. interdiction of commercial intercourse. Int’l law. A governmental prohibition of commercial trade. 2. The interception and seizure of something, esp. contraband. 3. Civil law. The act of depriving a person of the right to handle his or her own affairs because of mental incapacity. See EX CAPITE
hereinafter, adv. Later in this document (the buyer agrees to purchase the property described hereinafter). — Also loosely termed hereafter.
confusion. 1. CONFUSION OF GOODS. 2. MERGER(9). “Confusion is the intermingling of two or more pieces of personal property so that the property rights in each can no longer be distinguished. Thereafter, no specific identification or separation of the formerly separate chattel is possible. Such an intermingling occurs most often with fungible goods like gas,
term interest. Oil & gas. A mineral interest or royalty interest that is not perpetual. • A term interest may be for a fixed term (e.g., for 25 years) or defeasible (e.g., for 25 years and so long thereafter as there is production from the premises).
mispleading. Pleading incorrectly. • A party who realizes that its pleading is incorrect can usu. amend the pleading, as a matter of right, within a certain period, and can thereafter amend with the court’s permission.
conception of invention. Patents. The formation in the inventor’s mind of a definite and permanent idea of a complete invention that is thereafter applied in practice. • Courts usu. consider conception when determining priority of invention. [Cases: Patents 90(1). C.J.S. Patents §§ 120–122.]
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secondary term. Oil & gas. The term of an oil-and-gas lease after production has been established, typically lasting “as long thereafter as oil and gas is produced from the premises.” See HABENDUM CLAUSE; PRIMARY TERM.