agreement of sale
An agreement that obligates someone to sell and that may include a corresponding obligation for someone else to buy. [Cases: Sales 1. C.J.S. Sales § 2.]
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notice of motion
notice of motion. Written certification that a party to a lawsuit has filed a motion or that a motion will be heard or considered by the court at a particular time. • Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the requirement that a motion be made in writing is fulfilled if the motion is stated
jus italicum
jus Italicum (j[schwa]s I-tal-[schwa]-k[schwa]m). [Latin] Roman law. A privilege granted by the emperor to cities outside Italy, giving them the status of communities within Italy. • This privilege included the right to own land by quiritarian title.
statutory deed
A warranty-deed form prescribed by state law and containing certain warranties and covenants even though they are not included in the printed form.
unwritten law
Law that, although never enacted in the form of a statute or ordinance, has the sanction of custom. • The term traditionally includes caselaw. — Also termed jus non scriptum; jus ex non scripto; lex non scripta; jus moribus constitutum.
common stock equivalent
common-stock equivalent. A security that is exchangeable for common stock, and thus is considered to be the same as common stock. • Common-stock equivalents include certain types of convertible securities, stock options, and warrants.
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proper means
proper means. Trade secrets. Any method of discovering trade secrets that does not violate property-protection statutes or standards of commercial ethics. • Proper means include independent invention, reverse engineering, observing the product in public, and studying published literature. Restatement (Second) of Torts § 757 cmt. f (1977). “Trade secrets are protected … in a manner
inter naturalia feudi
inter naturalia feudi (in-t[schwa]r nach-[schwa]-ray-lee-[schwa] [fyoo-d I]). [Law Latin] Scots law. Among the things naturally arising from a feu. • Such items include payment of duties and stipulated services to be performed for the superior. — Sometimes shortened to inter naturalia. See FEU.
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frd
F.R.D.abbr. Federal Rules Decisions; a series of reported federal court decisions (beginning in 1938) that construe or apply the Federal Rules of Civil, Criminal, or Appellate Procedure, or the Federal Rules of Evidence. • Also included are rule changes, ceremonial proceedings of federal courts, and articles on federal-court practice and procedure. — Often written FRD.
uniform crime reports
Uniform Crime Reports. A series of annual criminological studies (each entitled Crime in the United States) prepared by the FBI. • The reports include data on eight index offenses, statistics on arrests, and information on offenders, crime rates, and the like. — Abbr. UCR.
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