conditions of sale. The terms under which auctions are to be conducted. • The conditions of sale are usu. placed in the auction room for public viewing before the sale. [Cases: Auctions and Auctioneers 7. C.J.S. Auctions and Auctioneers §§ 2, 8.]
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eadem persona cum defuncto (ee-ay-d[schwa]m p[schwa]r-soh-n[schwa] k[ schwa]m di-f[schwa]ngk-toh). [Law Latin] Hist. The same person as the decedent. • An heir having full title to the decedent’s property was legally viewed to be the same person as the decedent.
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workers’-compensation board. An agency that reviews cases arising under workers’-compensation statutes and administers the related rules and regulations. — Also termed workers’-compensation commission. [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 1076–1096.10. C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation §§ 700–729.] “Workers’ compensation boards … are tribunals … of limited and special jurisdiction and have only such authority and power as have been conferred
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Rare. 1.MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL. 2. A request for judicial review of a nonjudicial body’s decision, such as an administrative ruling on a workers’-compensation claim. • The grounds for review are usu. similar to those for a new trial, esp. patent errors of law and new evidence.
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declaratory theory. The belief that judges’ decisions never make law but instead merely constitute evidence of what the law is. • This antiquated view — held by such figures as Coke and Blackstone — is no longer accepted. “There are … at least three good reasons why the declaratory theory should have persisted for some
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A debate that adheres to the parliamentary principle that speeches should alternate between opposing viewpoints. • Sometimes those seeking the floor on one side outnumber those on the other side, in which case the chair may allow two (or more) speeches in a row on the same side of the question.
ambassador. 1. A diplomatic officer of the highest rank, usu. designated by a government as its resident repre-sentative in a foreign state. • Ambassadors represent the sovereign as well as the nation and enjoy many privileges while abroad in their official capacity, including immunity. Ambassadors are distinguished from ministers and envoys, who represent only the
lucri causa (loo-krIkaw-z[schwa]). [Latin] For the sake of gain. • Lucri causa was formerly an essential element of larceny, but today the thief’s intent to deprive the possessor of property is generally sufficient. See LARCENY. “ ‘Lucri causa’ literally means for the sake of gain. On rare occasions the suggestion has been made that no
corpus cum causa (kor-p[schwa]s k[schwa]m kaw-z[schwa]). [Law Latin “the body with the cause”] Hist. A writ issuing out of Chancery to remove both a person and a record from an inferior court in order to review a judgment issued by the inferior court. “The first use of the writ to challenge imprisonment was in cases
law review. 1. A journal containing scholarly articles, essays, and other commentary on legal topics by professors, judges, law students, and practitioners. • Law reviews are usu. published at law schools and edited by law students (law reviews are often grossly overburdened with substantive footnotes). — Also termed law journal. See LAW JOURNAL. 2. The