Law of The Hague. The first widely accepted body of international law of war, as approved by conventions in The Hague in 1899 and 1907. • The Law of The Hague set up procedures for mediation and arbitration of disputes to avoid war, and attempted to regulate the type and use of weapons in warfare. […]
A devise to the first person named as taker. • For example, a devise of “Blackacre to A, but if A does not survive me then to B” names A as the recipient of the primary devise and B as the recipient of the secondary or alternative devise.
South Western Reporter. A set of regional lawbooks, part of the West Group’s National Reporter System, containing every published appellate decision from Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas, from 1886 to date. • The first series ran from 1886 to 1928; the second series ran until 1999; the third series is the current one. —
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commercial unit. A unit of goods that by commercial usage is a single whole for purposes of lease and whose division materially impairs its character or value in the relevant market or in use. UCC § 2-105(6). • Under the UCC, “a commercial unit may be a single article (as a machine) or a set
Department of Education. The cabinet-level department of the federal government responsible for administering and coordinating most federal programs of assistance to education. • Headed by the Secretary of Education, the Department includes the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA), the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), the Office of Elementary and
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malitia (m[schwa]-lish-ee-[schwa]). [Latin “malice”] Hist. An actual evil design; express malice. • Malitia originally signified general wrongdoing, and did not describe a wrongdoer’s state of mind; malitia praecogitata, for example, indicated only the seriousness of the offense, though it was eventually rendered malice aforethought. malitia capitalis (m[schwa]-lish-ee-[schwa] kap-i-tay-lis). [Latin] Hist. Deadly malice. malitia excogitata (eks-koj-[schwa]-tay-t[schwa]).
regius professor 〈英〉钦定教授 指牛津、剑桥大学中由国王设立的神学、希腊文、希伯来文、法学、医学五种教授或讲师的教席。(→Regius Chairs of Law)
void, adj. 1. Of no legal effect; null. • The distinction between void and voidable is often of great practical importance. Whenever technical accuracy is required, void can be properly applied only to those provisions that are of no effect whatsoever — those that are an absolute nullity. — void, avoid, vb. — voidness, n.
An estate restricted to some specified heirs, exclusive of others (e.g., “to Albert and his female heirs”). • The fee simple conditional is obsolete except in Iowa, Oregon, and South Carolina. — Also termed general fee conditional; conditional fee. [Cases: Estates in Property 7. C.J.S. Estates §§ 13–14, 20–21.]
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A court where an action is initiated and first heard. [Cases: Courts 118–158.1, 206. C.J.S. Courts §§ 3, 23–31, 33–35.]
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