market-share theory. Antitrust. 1. A method of determining damages for lost profits by calculating the impact of the defendant’s violation on the plaintiff’s output or market share. Cf. BEFORE-AND-AFTER THEORY; YARDSTICK THEORY . [Cases: Monopolies 12(1.3). C.J.S. Monopolies §§ 28–37, 52, 64–66.] 2. Patents. A theory of lost-profits remedy offered when the patentee and the […]
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elective share. Wills & estates. The percentage of a deceased spouse’s estate, set by statute, that a surviving spouse (or sometimes a child) may choose to receive instead of taking under a will or in the event of being unjustifiably disinherited. — Also termed forced share; statutory share; statutory forced share. See RIGHT OF ELECTION.
shareware. Software that can be redistributed but not modified and requires all users to pay a license fee. • The license fee applies to both originals and distributed copies. Cf. FREEWARE; PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE; SEMI-FREE SOFTWARE.
A share of common stock purchased by someone in order to become a director of a corporation that requires its directors to be shareholders. [Cases: Corporations 282. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 447–448.]
Securities. A share of stock in a foreign corporation issued directly to U.S. investors through a transfer agent.
Wills & estates. The percentage of a deceased spouse’s estate, set by statute, that a surviving spouse (or sometimes a child) may choose to receive instead of taking under a will or in the event of being unjustifiably disinherited. — Also termed forced share; statutory share; statutory forced share. See RIGHT OF ELECTION. [Cases: Wills
distributive share. 1. The share that an heir or beneficiary receives from the legal distribution of an estate. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 20–51; Wills 521–535. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 23–59; Wills§§ 967–1028.] 2. The portion (as determined in the partnership agreement) of a partnership’s income, gain, loss, or deduction that is passed through to
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share certificates 股票；股份证书 证明股东所有权和收益权的凭证，也称为「stock」、「share」或「security」。制定法一般从形式和内容两个方面对股票的发行进行规定。股票必须对下列 基本事实予以列明：该公司依法成立的事实；股东的姓名；股票的类别及编号、股票的价值以及有关的特殊规则。
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Corporations. A measure of corporate value by which the corporation’s net income is divided by the number of outstanding shares of common stock. • Investors benefit from calculating a corporation’s earnings per share, because it helps the investor determine the fair market value of the corporation’s stock. — Abbr. EPS.
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