confidential source. A person who provides information to a law-enforcement agency or to a journalist on the express or implied guarantee of anonymity. • Confidentiality is protected both under the Federal Freedom of Information Act (for disclosures to law enforcement) and under the First Amendment (for disclosures to jour-nalists). [Cases: Witnesses 196.1, 216(4).C.J.S. Witnesses §§ […]
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art unit. Patents. A group of patent examiners in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office specializing in a particular field of technology. • Each art unit is led by a senior patent examiner.
investment banking. The business of underwriting or selling securities; esp., the marketing of new stocks or bonds. “The term ‘investment banking’ can be used to encompass [underwriting, and acting as a dealer, broker, and market maker], and any person in a firm performing any of those functions could be called an investment banker. By convention,
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drugging animals 〈英〉对动物使用药物 1876年《动物药物法》〔Drugging of Animals Act〕规定，恶意对动物，尤指马及赛马，使用有毒药物是犯罪行为，应处以罚金或监禁。该法被1911年《动物保护法》〔Protection of Animals Act〕所取代。1954年《动物保护法》要求给动物带来疼痛的手术须在麻醉状态下进行。
A policy that offers broad protection with few limitations. • This policy offers greater coverage than a basic-form policy, but less than an open-perils policy.
securities act. A federal or state law protecting the public by regulating the registration, offering, and trading of securities. See SECURITIES ACT OF1933; SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF1934; BLUE-SKY LAW.
lex Plaetoria (leks pli- or plee-tor-ee-[schwa]). [Latin] Roman law. A law protecting minors against frauds and probably permitting them to apply for a guardian or curator to assist them.
Truth in Lending Act. See CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT. — Abbr. TILA.
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Uniform Trade Secrets Act. A 1979 model statute, now enacted by most states, defining trade secret differently from the common law by being at once broader (because there is no continuous-use requirement) and narrower (because information “readily ascertainable by proper means” cannot qualify). • The Act has three elements: (1) the information must qualify as
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