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national environmental policy act

National Environmental Policy Act. A 1969 federal statute establishing U.S. environmental policy. • The statute requires federal agencies to submit an environmental-impact statement with every proposal for a program or law that would affect the environment. 42 USCA §§ 4321–4347 — Abbr. NEPA. See ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT STATEMENT. [Cases: Environmental Law 571–615.] “One should not assume that

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information disclosure statement

information-disclosure statement. Patents. A document submitted in the patent-application process in which the inventor reveals all relevant prior art during the patentability search. • The statement must disclose all known patents, publications, and other references of prior art. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office provides a form, “Information Disclosure Citation,” for this purpose. — Abbr.

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lump sum agreement

lump-sum agreement. Int’l law. An agreement for one nation that caused injuries to another nation’s citizens to make a single payment to the other nation to settle outstanding claims for those injuries. • The recipient nation has the power to decide how the settlement funds should be distributed. This method of settling claims has become

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abjuration

abjuration (ab-juu-ray-sh[schwa]n), n. A renouncing by oath. abjuration of the realm. An oath taken to leave the realm forever. “If a malefactor took refuge [in sanctuary] … the coroner came and parleyed with the refugee, who had his choice between submitting to trial and abjuring the realm. If he chose the latter course, he hurried

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united states copyright office

United States Copyright Office. A branch of the Library of Congress that is responsible for implementing federal copyright laws. • In addition to processing applications for copyrights, the U.S. Copyright Office stores deposited copyrighted materials and issues opinions (by request) on questions of copyright protection. Materials deposited with this agency are not automatically added to

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