standard-setting organization. A body that sets, describes, or documents uniform operating, technological, or other norms for participants in a particular field or industry. — Also termed standards body.
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castle-guard, n. Hist. 1. The protection of a castle. 2. A form of knight-service in which a tenant must protect the lord’s castle. 3. The tenure giving rise to this knight-service. 4. A tax once imposed in lieu of this knight-service. 5. The territory that is chargeable with the tax imposed in lieu of the
de medio (dee mee-dee-oh), n. [Law Latin “of mesne”] Hist. A writ against a mesne (i.e., middle) lord to protect an undertenant from harassment by a paramount lord for rent actually due from the mesne lord. — Also termed writ of mesne.
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. A unit office in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development responsible for informing the public about the dangers of lead poisoning, esp. by lead-based paint; developing methods of detection and abatement; encouraging states and local governments to develop prevention programs; and implementing the Department’s Healthy
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generic, adj. Trademarks. 1. Common or descriptive, and thus not eligible for trademark protection; nonproprie-tary (a generic name). [Cases: Trade Regulation 23. C.J.S. Trade-Marks, Trade-Names, and Unfair Com-petition § 43.] 2. Not having a trademark or brand name (generic drugs).
petition, n. 1. A formal written request presented to a court or other official body. certiorari petition. A petition seeking discretionary review from an appellate court. See CERTIORARI. debtor’s petition. See voluntary petition. involuntary petition. A petition filed in a bankruptcy court by a creditor seeking to declare a debtor bankrupt. • This type of
denuntiatio (di-n[schwa]n-shee-ay-shee-oh), n. [Latin] 1. Roman & civil law. A declaration intended to protect or set in motion the enforcement of the declarer’s right; esp., a report of a crime. 2. Hist. A summons; a public notice. 3. Scots law. The Crown’s public denunciation of a debtor as a rebel and an outlaw when the
Jervis’ Acts 〈英〉《杰维斯法》 由约翰·杰维斯爵士〔Sir John Jervis〕提议制定的三部法律的总称，包括1848年《公诉罪法》〔Indictable Offences Act〕,1848年《简易裁判权法》〔Summary Jurisdiction Act〕和1848年《法官保护法》〔Justices’ Protection Act〕。当时约翰·杰维斯为总检察长，其后任民诉法庭的首席法官〔Chief Justice of the Common Pleas〕。
duality of art. Copyright. The twofold nature of applied art as both functional and aesthetic. • The United States takes a duality-of-art approach to copyright, protecting applied art only when the item could stand alone as an identifiable work of art even if it did not perform the function it was designed to do. —
religion. A system of faith and worship usu. involving belief in a supreme being and usu. containing a moral or ethical code; esp., such a system recognized and practiced by a particular church, sect, or denomination. • In construing the protections under the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause, courts have interpreted the term