impartial jury
A jury that has no opinion about the case at the start of the trial and that bases its verdict on competent legal evidence. — Also termed fair and impartial jury. [Cases: Jury 33(2.10). C.J.S. Juries §§ 224–225, 248, 396.]
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person with ordinary skill in the art
person with ordinary skill in the art. Patents. A fictional construct of the patent laws, denoting someone who has reasonably developed abilities in the field of the invention at issue. • The patent application must be clear and complete enough to teach a person skilled in the art how to make and use the invention
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court of general quarter sessions of the peace
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace. Hist. 1. English law. A court of criminal jurisdiction held in each county (or borough) once in every quarter of a year. • The court was made up of a county’s justices of the peace. It committed certain cases to the Assizes. Quarter Sessions were abolished in
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limited partnership
A partnership composed of one or more persons who control the business and are personally liable for the partnership’s debts (called general partners), and one or more persons who contribute capital and share profits but who cannot manage the business and are liable only for the amount of their contribution (called limited partners). • The
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articuli
articuli (ahr-tik-y[schwa]-lI), n. [Latin] Articles; items. • This term was applied to several English statutes and treatises.
partnership agreement
partnership agreement. A contract defining the partners’ rights and duties toward one another — not the partners’ relationship with third parties. — Also termed articles of partnership. [Cases: Partnership 71. C.J.S. Partnership § 78.]
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trading partnership
A partnership whose usual business involves buying and selling. — Also termed commercial partnership.
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particular legacy
Civil law. A testamentary gift that is not expressed as a fraction or proportion and is less than all the estate; any testamentary gift that does not meet the definition of a general legacy or a universal legacy. See La. Civ. Code arts. 1587, 3506(28). — Also termed legacy under a particular title. Cf. general
partial summary judgment
A summary judgment that is limited to certain issues in a case and that disposes of only a portion of the whole case. — Also termed summary adjudication. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2557; Judgment 181(14). C.J.S. Judgments § 246.]
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secret partner
A partner whose connection with the firm is concealed from the public. — Also termed sleeping partner.