prayer for relief. A request addressed to the court and appearing at the end of a pleading; esp., a request for specific relief or damages. — Often shortened to prayer. — Also termed demand for relief. See AD DAMNUM CLAUSE. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 680; Pleading 72. C.J.S. Pleading §§ 110–115.] “The prayer for relief. […]
A ship pilot entitled by law to guide a ship for a particular purpose, such as piloting the ship into harbor. • The compulsory nature of the appointment relieves the vessel’s owner of personal liability if the pilot causes a collision. Cf. voluntary pilot. [Cases: Pilots 7. C.J.S. Pilots of Vessels § 8.]
A majority of all those who are entitled to vote in a particular election, whether or not they actually cast ballots. See QUORUM. [Cases: Elections 126(6), 215. C.J.S. Elections §§ 114, 118(1).]
master, n. 1. One who has personal authority over another’s services; specif., a principal who employs another to perform one or more services and who controls or has the right to control the physical conduct of the other in the performance of the services; EMPLOYER (the law of master and servant). [Cases: Master and Servant
Louisiana law. A testamentary disposition of all property, movable and immovable, to one or more persons. La. Civ. Code art. 1585. Cf. general legacy; legacy under a universal title; particular legacy.
bona fide occupational qualification. An employment qualification that, although it may discriminate against a protected class (such as sex, religion, or national origin), relates to an essential job duty and is considered reasonably necessary to the operation of the particular business. • Such a qualification is not illegal under federal employment-discrimination laws. — Abbr. BFOQ.
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salvor (sal-v[schwa]r), n. [Law Latin] A person who saves a vessel and its cargo from danger or loss; a person entitled to salvage. — Also termed salvager. [Cases: Salvage 18, 19. C.J.S. Salvage §§ 23–33, 35–38.] “A salvor is a person, who, without any particular relation to a ship or property in distress, performs useful
A trademark that suggests rather than describes the particular characteristics of a product, thus requiring a consumer to use imagination to draw a conclusion about the nature of the product. • A suggestive trademark is entitled to protection without proof of secondary meaning. — Also termed evocative trademark; suggestive mark; suggestive name. See SECONDARY MEANING.
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expediente (ek-sped-ee-en-tee), n. [Spanish] Spanish law. 1. The papers or documents constituting a grant or title to land from the government; esp., a historical record of proceedings relating to a grant of land by the sovereign. 2. A legal or administrative case file; esp., the official record of all filings and orders in a lawsuit.
A prayer for the particular relief to which a plaintiff claims to be entitled. [Cases: Judgment 252; Pleading 72. C.J.S. Judgments § 53; Pleading §§ 110–115.]