reverter guarantee. Real estate. A mortgage clause protecting the mortgagee against a loss occasioned by the occurrence of a terminating event under a possibility of reverter. See POSSIBILITY OF REVERTER. [Cases: Mortgages 211. C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 274–276.]
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blackmail, n. 1. A threatening demand made without justification; EXTORTION. Cf. FEEMAIL; GRAYMAIL; GREENMAIL(1), (2). [Cases: Extortion and Threats 25. 1. C.J.S. Threats and Unlawful Communications §§ 2–20.] — blackmail, vb. “[Blackmail is] a certain rate of Money, Corn, Cattle, or other consideration, paid to some inhabiting upon, or near the borders, being persons of
stateless person. Int’l law. A natural person who is not considered a national by any country. • The Stateless Persons Convention (1954) provides these people with certain protections and obliges them to abide by the laws of the country where they reside.
An agreement to protect against one or more kinds of loss from the interruption of an ongoing business, such as a loss of profits while the business is shut down to repair fire damage. [Cases: Insurance 2163, 2179. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 1074, 1114.]
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national, adj. 1. Of or relating to a nation (national anthem). 2. Nationwide in scope (national emergency). national, n. 1. A member of a nation. 2. A person owing permanent allegiance to and under the protection of a state. 8 USCA § 1101(a)(21). national of the United States. A citizen of the United States or
construction n. (1)建造；建筑；建设；建筑物；建筑方法；工程 (2)解释 指对法律、条例、判决或其他法律规范的含义及适用所作的说明；也指对合同、遗嘱等法律文书或口头协议就其用语复杂、含糊不清或适用有争议的部分进行恰当解释，以确定其含义和目的。依据解释的尺度，可分为严格解释〔strict construction〕和自由解释〔liberal construction〕。前者又称字面解释〔literal construction〕，指严格按其字面的一般含义作狭义解释；后者称公正解释或衡平法上的解释〔equitable construction〕、广义解释〔broad interpretation〕或不严密的解释〔loose construction〕，指在符合立法精神的前提下，对法律的内容进行扩大解释。 (→broad interpretation; comparative interpretation; contemporaneous construction; construe; four corners rule; interpretation; last antecedent rule; literal construction; statutory construction; strict construction)
North American Free Trade Agreement. A 1994 agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, designed to phase out all tariffs and eliminate many nontariff barriers (such as quotas) inhibiting the free trade of goods between the participating nations. • Among other provisions, it set minimum standards for intellectual-property protection afforded other members’ citizens. Negotiated
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warehouse-to-warehouse cover. Insurance coverage for goods protecting against damage at any time during the shipping process, including the loading and unloading of the goods. See COMPLETE-OPERATION RULE. Cf. COMING-TO-REST DOCTRINE . [Cases: Insurance 2681. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 1060, 1609.]
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inlagh (in-law). Hist. A person within the protection of the law, in contrast to an outlaw. Cf. UTLAGH.
An interdict that protected a person whose possession was disturbed without due process. • A possessor in bad faith could obtain a possessory interdict because the interdict did not depend on title. It would, however, establish whether the possessor would be the defendant or the plaintiff in any subsequent claim. See INTERDICTUM. [Cases: Injunction 39.
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