lucri causa (loo-krIkaw-z[schwa]). [Latin] For the sake of gain. • Lucri causa was formerly an essential element of larceny, but today the thief’s intent to deprive the possessor of property is generally sufficient. See LARCENY. “ ‘Lucri causa’ literally means for the sake of gain. On rare occasions the suggestion has been made that no […]
quarentena terrae (kwahr-en-tee-n[schwa] ter-ee), n. [Law Latin “a quantity of land”] Hist. A furlong.
active supervision. Antitrust. Under the test for determining whether a private entity may claim a state-action exemption from the antitrust laws, the right of the state to review the entity’s anticompetitive acts and to disap-prove those acts that do not promote state policy. See STATE-ACTION DOCTRINE; MIDCAL TEST. [Cases: Monopolies 12(15.5). C.J.S. Monopolies §§ 136,
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dangerous, adj. 1. (Of a condition, situation, etc.) perilous; hazardous; unsafe (a dangerous intersection). 2. (Of a person, an object, etc.) likely to cause serious bodily harm (a dangerous weapon) (a dangerous criminal). imminently dangerous. (Of a person, behavior, activity, or thing) reasonably certain to place life and limb in peril. • This term is
submit, vb. To end the presentation of further evidence in (a case) and tender a legal position for decision (case submitted, Your Honor).
investigate, vb. 1. To inquire into (a matter) systematically; to make (a suspect) the subject of a criminal inquiry (the police investigated the suspect’s involvement in the murder). 2. To make an official inquiry (after the judge dismissed the case, the police refused to investigate further).
overt act. Criminal law. 1. An act that indicates an intent to kill or seriously harm another person and thus gives that person a justification to use self-defense. [Cases: Assault and Battery 5, 51; Homicide 767. C.J.S. Assault and Battery §§ 8, 64–65, 70.] 2. An outward act, however innocent in itself, done in furtherance
markon. An amount (usu. expressed as a percentage) initially added to a product’s cost to obtain the list price. • Further increases or decreases in price are called markups or markdowns, respectively.
mediation (mee-dee-ay-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. A method of nonbinding dispute resolution involving a neutral third party who tries to help the disputing parties reach a mutually agreeable solution; CONCILIATION. — Also termed case evaluation; facilitated negotiation. [Cases: Arbitration 1–47. C.J.S. Arbitration §§ 2–90, 92–93, 107, 109–110, 179–188; Architects§ 25.] 2. Int’l law. A process whereby a