Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. A 1968 model statute that sets out a standard (based on the child’s residence in and connections with the state) by which a state court determines whether it has jurisdiction over a particular child-custody matter or whether it must recognize a custody decree issued by another state’s court. • The […]
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An accident that cannot be avoided because it is produced by an irresistible physical cause that cannot be prevented by human skill or reasonable foresight. • Examples include accidents resulting from lightning or storms, perils of the sea, inundations or earthquakes, or sudden illness or death. Unavoidable accident has been considered a means of avoiding
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nation, n. 1. A large group of people having a common origin, language, and tradition and usu. constituting a political entity. • When a nation is coincident with a state, the term nation-state is often used. — Also termed nationality. “The nearest we can get to a definition is to say that a nation is
native, n. 1. A person who is a citizen of a particular place, region, or nation by virtue of having been born there. 2. A person whose national origin derives from having been born within a particular place. 3. Loosely, a person born abroad whose parents are citizens of the nation and are not permanently
moral right. (usu. pl.) Copyright. The right of an author or artist, based on natural-law principles, to guarantee the integrity of a creation despite any copyright or property-law right of its owner. • Moral rights include rights of (1) attribution (also termed “paternity”): the right to be given credit and to claim credit for a
A communication from the President to the U.S. Congress on matters pertaining to the state of the union, esp. of matters requiring legislative consideration. U.S. Const. art. II, § 3. — Also termed State of the Union. [Cases: United States 26. C.J.S. United States §§ 45–47.]
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mainour (may-n[schwa]r), n. [fr. Law French manier “to handle”] Hist. A stolen article found in the hands of a thief. • At common law, the thief could be arraigned and tried without an indictment. — Also spelled manour; meinour. — Also termed mannopus; manuopus.
escape period. Labor law. A time agreed upon in some union contracts during which workers may withdraw from the union near the end of one term covered by the contract and before the start of the next.
rise, vb. 1. (Of a court) to adjourn finally at the end of a term. 2. (Of spectators and participants in a courtroom) to stand when the judge enters or exits. 3. (Of a court) to take a recess or temporary break, as at the end of a day. 4. Parliamentary law. (Of a special
A party’s challenge supported by a specified reason, such as bias or prejudice, that would disqualify that potential juror. — Also termed for-cause; causal challenge; general challenge; challenge to the poll. [Cases: Jury 83–108, 124. C.J.S. Juries §§ 225, 248, 367, 369–409, 415, 417–418, 420, 446.]
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