metecorn
metecorn (meet-korn).Archaic. A portion of corn a lord pays a tenant for labor.
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assisted reproductive technology
assisted reproductive technology. Family law. Any medical means of aiding human reproduction, esp. through laboratory procedures. — Abbr. ART. — Also termed assisted reproduction; assisted-reproductive therapy.
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securities investor protection corporation
Securities Investor Protection Corporation. A federally chartered corporation established under the Securities Investor Protection Act to protect investors and help brokers in financial trouble. — Abbr. SIPC. See SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT . [Cases: Securities Regulation 185.11. C.J.S. Securities Regulation § 308.]
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proprietary technology
proprietary technology. Intellectual property. A body of knowledge or know-how that is owned or controlled by a person whose authorization is required before any other party may use that know-how or knowledge for commercial purposes. See TRADE SECRET.
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protector
protector. 1. An unrelated, disinterested overseer of a trust who possesses broader authority than a trustee. • Protectors are usu. appointed to manage offshore trusts, but the concept is slowly being applied to domestic trusts. Protectors often possess broad powers to act for the benefit of the trust, as by removing trustees and clarifying or
protective principle
protective principle. An international-law doctrine that a sovereign state has the power to assert jurisdiction over a person whose conduct outside its boundaries threatens its security or could interfere with the operation of its government functions.
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protection covenant
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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adequate protection
adequate protection 〈美〉充分保护 指在破产法上对有担保的债权人就破产财产享有的权益提供的保护，如定期现金支付、附加的留置权〔additional lien〕等。《破产法典》〔Bankruptcy Code〕列举规定了一系列为提供充分保护而须预先裁决的诉讼。
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doctrine of the last preceding antecedent
doctrine of the last preceding antecedent. RULE OF THE LAST ANTECEDENT.
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