equality. The quality or state of being equal; esp., likeness in power or political status. See EQUAL PROTECTION. “We need not repeat the burning irony of Anatole France: ‘The law in its majesty draws no distinction but forbids rich and poor alike from begging in the streets or from sleeping in the public parks.’ Equality […]
protection covenant. Oil & gas. The implied promise in an oil-and-gas lease that the lessee will protect the property against the loss of oil and gas by drainage from the producing reservoir by drilling one or more offsetting wells. • The covenant applies only if a reasonably prudent operator would drill the additional wells. —
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An agenda that a deliberative assembly has adopted, or that has been adopted for a deliberative assembly by an officer or board charged with setting such an agenda.
Incarceration in a military-type setting, usu. for three to six months, during which the offender is subjected to strict discipline, physical exercise, and hard labor. See 18 USCA § 4046. • After successfully completing the program, the offender is usu. placed on probation. See BOOT CAMP. Cf. shock probation under PROBATION.
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program trading. A form of computerized securities trading that usu. involves buying or selling large amounts of stocks while simultaneously selling or buying index futures in offsetting amounts.
incarceration, n. The act or process of confining someone; IMPRISONMENT. Cf. DECARCERATION. — incarcerate, vb. — incarcerator, n. shock incarceration. Incarceration in a military-type setting, usu. for three to six months, during which the offender is subjected to strict discipline, physical exercise, and hard labor. See 18 USCA § 4046. • After successfully completing the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A unit in the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for setting and enforcing workplace safety and health standards and for helping employers comply with them. • It was created under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.29 USCA §§ 651 et seq. There are ten regional offices. — Abbr.
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Grand Remonstrance (ri-mon-str[schwa]nts). Hist. A protest document issued by the House of Commons in 1641, setting forth numerous political grievances against Charles I. • The document demanded three primary remedial measures: (1) improvements in the administration of justice, (2) appointment of trustworthy ministers, and (3) enforcement of the laws against Roman Catholics. It was the
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Constitutional law. A statutory classification based on race, national origin, or alienage, and thereby subject to strict scrutiny under equal-protection analysis. • Examples of laws creating suspect classifications are those permitting only U.S. citizens to receive welfare benefits and setting quotas for the government’s hiring of minority contractors. See STRICT SCRUTINY. Cf. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT. [Cases:
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An expense incurred while setting up a corporation or other entity.
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