separate
separate v. 分隔；分割；分离(→sever) a.单独的；独特的；特定的；分割的；不相联的 用于法律中，通常相对于「joint」，尽管「joint」更为常用的对应词为「several」。 (→joint)
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joint and mutual will
A will executed by two or more people — to dispose of property they own separately, in common, or jointly — requiring the surviving testator to dispose of the property in accordance with the terms of the will, and showing that the devises are made in consideration of one another. • The word “joint” indicates
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rate
rate, n. 1. Proportional or relative value; the proportion by which quantity or value is adjusted (rate of inflation). 2. An amount paid or charged for a good or service (the rate for a business-class fare is $550). class rate. A single rate applying to the transportation of several articles of the same general character.
joint inventor
Patents. A person who collaborates with another or others in developing an invention. • All joint inventors must be identified on a patent application. [Cases: Patents 92. C.J.S. Patents §§ 126, 134.]
joint inventor
joint inventor. Patents. A person who collaborates with another or others in developing an invention. • All joint inventors must be identified on a patent application. [Cases: Patents 92. C.J.S. Patents §§ 126, 134.] “Employing a friend, mechanic, model maker or other person to do work for one on an idea does not, as a
tax rate schedule
tax-rate schedule. A schedule used to determine the tax on a given level of taxable income and based on a taxpayer’s status (for example, married filing a joint income-tax return). — Also termed tax table.[Cases: Internal Revenue 3545–3552; Taxation 1061–1065. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §§ 331–333, 335, 358–361, 797; Taxation § 1698.]
strategic national stockpile
Strategic National Stockpile. A national repository of medicines and healthcare supplies maintained jointly by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to respond to public-health emergencies. • Created as the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile in 1999, the agency caches antibiotics, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, life-support medications, IV administration, airway
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joint authors
joint authors. Copyright. Two or more authors who collaborate in producing a copyrightable work, each author intending to merge his or her respective contributions into a single work, and each being able to exploit the work as desired while remaining accountable for a pro rata share of the profits to the coauthor or coauthors. [Cases:
joint venture
A business undertaking by two or more persons engaged in a single defined project. • The necessary elements are: (1) an express or implied agreement; (2) a common purpose that the group intends to carry out; (3) shared profits and losses; and (4) each member’s equal voice in controlling the project. — Also termed joint