laws of war. Int’l law. The body of rules and principles observed by civilized nations for the regulation of matters inherent or incidental to the conduct of a public war, such as the relations of neutrals and belligerents, blockades, captures, prizes, truces and armistices, capitulations, prisoners, and declarations of war and peace. See GENEVA CONVENTIONS […]
antidilution act. Trademarks. A statute prohibiting actions that are likely to lessen, diminish, or erode a famous mark’s capacity to identify and distinguish goods and services, without regard to whether the action creates a likelihood of confusion, mistake, or deception. • The Federal Trademark Dilution Act provides relief against another’s commercial use of a mark
Tucker Act. A federal law enacted in 1887 to ameliorate the inadequacies of the original authority of the Court of Claims by extending that court’s jurisdiction to include (1) claims founded on the Constitution, a federal statute, or a federal regulation, and (2) damage claims in cases not arising in tort. [Cases: Federal Courts 1071.]
credit union. A cooperative association that offers low-interest loans and other consumer banking services to persons sharing a common bond — often fellow employees and their family members. • Most credit unions are regulated by the National Credit Union Administration. State-chartered credit unions are also subject to regulation by the chartering state, and they may
public interest. 1. The general welfare of the public that warrants recognition and protection. 2. Something in which the public as a whole has a stake; esp., an interest that justifies governmental regulation.
inside information. Information about a company’s financial or market situation obtained not from public disclosure, but from a source within the company or a source that owes the company a duty to keep the information confidential. — Also termed insider information. See INSIDER TRADING. [Cases: Securities Regulation 60.28. C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 179, 182.]
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senior user. Trademarks. The first person to use a mark. • That person is usu. found to be the mark’s owner. — Also termed first user. Cf. JUNIOR USER. [Cases: Trade Regulation 66. 1. C.J.S. Trade-Marks, Trade-Names, and Unfair Competition §§ 29–30.]
Robinson–Patman Act. A federal statute (specif., an amendment to the Clayton Act) prohibiting price discrimination that hinders competition or tends to create a monopoly. 15 USCA § 13. See ANTITRUST LAW; CLAYTON ACT. [Cases: Trade Regulation 911–914. C.J.S. Trade-Marks, Trade-Names, and Unfair Competition §§ 382–383, 385.]
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promulgate (pr[schwa]-m[schwa]l-gayt orprom-[schwa]l-gayt), vb. 1. To declare or announce publicly; to proclaim. 2. To put (a law or decree) into force or effect. 3. (Of an administrative agency) to carry out the formal process of rulemaking by publishing the proposed regulation, inviting public comments, and approving or rejecting the proposal. — promulgation (prom-[ schwa]l-gay-sh[schwa]n or
grandfather clause. 1. Hist. A clause in the constitutions of some Southern states exempting from suffrage re-strictions the descendants of men who voted before the Civil War. 2. A provision that creates an exemption from the law’s effect for something that existed before the law’s effective date; specif., a statutory or regulatory clause that exempts
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