knock off, vb. 1. To make an unauthorized copy of (another’s product), usu. for sale at a substantially lower price than the original (the infringer knocked off popular dress designs). 2. Slang. To murder (the gang leader was knocked off by one of his lieutenants). 3. Slang. To rob or burglarize (the thieves knocked off […]
mental illness. 1. A disorder in thought or mood so substantial that it impairs judgment, behavior, perceptions of reality, or the ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life. [Cases: Mental Health 3. C.J.S. Insane Persons§§ 2, 6.] 2. Mental disease that is severe enough to necessitate care and treatment for the afflicted person’s
A nontransferable preferential vote whose strength is allocated among the ranked preferences either by the voter or according to a series of fixed weights.
A tenant’s failure to make normal repairs to property so as to protect it from substantial deterioration. [Cases: Waste 3. C.J.S. Waste § 8.]
fact-finding. 1. The process of taking evidence to determine the truth about a disputed point of fact. 2. Int’l law. The gathering of information for purposes of international relations, including the peaceful settlement of disputes and the supervision of international agreements. • Examples of fact-finding include legislative tours and the acquisition of information required for
A grand jury that acts essentially in opposition to the prosecution, as by perversely failing to return an indictment that the prosecution has requested.
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pueritia (pyoo-[schwa]-rish-ee-[schwa]), n. [Latin] Roman law. Childhood, esp. up to the age of 17, the minimum age for pleading before a magistrate. Cf. AETAS INFANTIAE PROXIMA; AETAS PUBERTATI PROXIMA.
A certificate, investment contract, or other security providing for a series of periodic payments by the holder and representing an undivided interest in certain specified securities or in a unit or fund of securities purchased wholly or partly with the proceeds of those payments. • The term also includes any security whose issuer is also
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A class of stock giving its holder a preferential claim to dividends and to corporate assets upon liquidation but that usu. carries no voting rights. — Also termed preference shares. Cf. common stock. [Cases: Corporations 156. C.J.S. Corporations § 158.]
The doctrine preventing infringement liability when the invention is substantially described by the claims of another’s patent but performs the same or similar function in a substantially different way.
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