inadvertent negligence
Negligence in which the actor is not aware of the unreasonable risk that he or she is creating, but should have foreseen and avoided it. — Also termed simple negligence.
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overtime
overtime. 1. The hours worked by an employee in excess of a standard day or week. • Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers must pay extra wages (usu. 1 1/2 times the regular hourly rate) to certain employees (usu. nonsalaried ones) for each hour worked in excess of 40 hours per week. [Cases: Labor
vertical price-fixing agreement
vertical price-fixing agreement 纵向固定价格协议 生产商与批发商、零售商或批发商与零售商间或相互间订立的旨在维持商品转售价格的协议，这种协议为反垄断法所禁止。 (→horizontal price-fixing)
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overturn
overturn, vb. To overrule or reverse (the court overturned a long-established precedent). [Cases: Courts 100(1). C.J.S. Courts §§ 147–148.]
convertible term insurance
convertible term insurance 可转换定期寿险 定期寿险的被保险人可将之转换为保险人所开出的普通寿险、两全保险或其它形式的定期人寿保险。无需额外的健康检查。 (→convertible insurance)
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vertical merger
A merger between businesses occupying different levels of operation for the same product, such as between a manufacturer and a retailer; a merger of buyer and seller.
reverter doctrine
reverter doctrine 返回原则 某人从其选择住所〔domicil of choice〕返回原始住所〔domicil of origin〕的，当其开始返回时，即重新取得原始住所。
informative advertising
Advertising that gives information about the suitability and quality of a product.
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convertible subordinated debenture
A debenture that is subordinate to another debt but can be converted into a different security.
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