Equity aids the vigilant and diligent. 衡平法帮助警觉者和勤勉者。 这条衡平法的格言有时也写作「Equity aids the vigilant，not the sluggards.」其拉丁文是aequitas subvenit vigilantibus non dormientibus。意思是衡平法帮助警觉者，而不帮助怠于行使权利者。这条格言在实质上相当于不容否认原则〔doctrine of estoppel〕，其意为：衡平法对那些积极维护其权利并取得该项权利的人不剥夺其权利，而对那些因未主张其权利因而失去该权利的人不使其从中受益。
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information-disclosure statement. Patents. A document submitted in the patent-application process in which the inventor reveals all relevant prior art during the patentability search. • The statement must disclose all known patents, publications, and other references of prior art. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office provides a form, “Information Disclosure Citation,” for this purpose. — Abbr.
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Hist. English law. A corporate bond issued on work done or goods delivered. • A bond issued in this manner avoids any restriction on indebtedness existing either in law or in corporate bylaws. The term supposedly derives from an English lawyer named Lloyd, who is credited with devising the method.
abettor. A person who aids, encourages, or assists in the commission of a crime. — Also spelled abetter. — Also termed (archaically) abettator. See principal in the second degree under PRINCIPAL; [Cases: Criminal Law 59. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 127, 998.]