A jury charge, beyond the original instructions, that is usu. given in response to the jury’s question about the evidence or some point of law. — Also termed further instruction. [Cases: Criminal Law 863; Federal Civil Procedure 1975; Trial 312, 314(1). C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1382, 1384–1385, 1540; Trial §§ 811–812, 815.]
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Civil law. An oath by a party in a lawsuit, used to decide the case because the party’s adversary, not being able to furnish adequate proof, offered to refer the decision of the case to the party. — Also termed decisory oath.
A divorce whereby the marriage itself is dissolved but the issues incident to the divorce, such as alimony, child custody, and visitation, are reserved until a later proceeding. • This type of divorce can be granted when the court has subject-matter jurisdiction but lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendant-spouse. The doctrine of divisible divorce was
et sic ulterius (et sik [schwa]l-teer-ee-[schwa]s). [Latin] Archaic. And so on; and so further; and so forth.
United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Department of Commerce agency that examines patent and trademark applications, issues patents, registers trademarks, and furnishes patent and trademark information and services to the public. — Abbr. PTO. — Often shortened to Patent Office; Trademark Office. [Cases: Patents 97. C.J.S. Patents §§ 135–138, 145, 178.]
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precedence (pres-[schwa]-d[schwa]nts or pr[schwa]-seed-[schwa]nts), n. 1. The order or priority in place or time observed by or for persons of different statuses (such as political dignitaries) on the basis of rank during ceremonial events. 2. Generally, the act or state of going before something else according to some system of priorities. 3. Parliamentary law. The
coconspirator. A person who engages in a criminal conspiracy with another; a fellow conspirator. — Also spelled co-conspirator. See CONSPIRATOR. [Cases: Conspiracy 1.1, 23.1, 39. C.J.S. Conspiracy §§ 2–3, 8, 14–17, 98, 100–103, 110, 134, 137.] unindicted coconspirator. A person who has been identified by law enforcement as a member of a conspiracy, but who
In a claim for social-security benefits, a court’s decision that the claim should be reheard by the Commissioner of Social Security because new evidence is available, which was not available before, that might change the outcome of the proceeding. • This type of remand is called a sixth-sentence remand because it is based on the
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alloynour ([schwa]-loy-n[schwa]r). [Law French] Hist. One who conceals, steals, or furtively carries off something.