Son-of-Sam law. A state statute that prohibits a convicted criminal from profiting by selling his or her story rights to a publisher or filmmaker. • State law usu. authorizes prosecutors to seize royalties from a convicted criminal and to place the money in an escrow account for the crime victim’s benefit. This type of law […]
arbitrage (ahr-b[schwa]-trahzh), n. The simultaneous buying and selling of identical securities in different markets, with the hope of profiting from the price difference in those markets. — Also termed space arbitrage. [Cases: Securities Regulation 53.17(4). C.J.S. Securities Regulation § 153.] — arbitrager (ahr-b[schwa]-trazh-[schwa]r), arbitrageur (ahr-b[schwa]-trah-zh[schwa]r), n. covered-interest arbitrage. The simultaneous investment in a currency and
trade dress. Trademarks. The overall appearance and image in the marketplace of a product or a commercial enterprise. • For a product, trade dress typically comprises packaging and labeling. For an enterprise, it typically comprises design and decor. If a trade dress is distinctive and nonfunctional, it may be protected under trademark law. — Also
license fee. 1. A monetary charge imposed by a governmental authority for the privilege of pursuing a particular occupation, business, or activity. — Also termed license tax. [Cases: Licenses 1. C.J.S. Architects § 8; Licenses§§ 2–4.] 2. A charge of this type accompanied by a requirement that the licensee take some action, or be subjected
misappropriation theory. Securities. The doctrine that a person who wrongfully uses confidential information to buy or sell securities in violation of a duty owed to the one who is the information source is guilty of securities fraud. [Cases: Securities Regulation 60.28(2.1). C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 179, 182.]
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disorderly persons 扰乱社会治安的人 因其不良行为或恶习而对社会治安、公共利益有危害性的人。这些人可成为违警法规〔police regulation〕制裁的对象。该术语主要规定于制定法中，且不同的地方法规有不同的规定。 (→vagrancy; disorderly conduct)
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major federal action. Environmental law. An undertaking by a federal agency, or one that must be approved by a federal agency, that may have a significant impact on the environment, such as constructing an aqueduct or dam, constructing a highway through wetlands, or adopting certain agency regulations. • Under the National Environmental Policy Act, a
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A company’s first public sale of stock; the first offering of an issuer’s equity securities to the public through a registration statement. — Abbr. IPO. [Cases: Securities Regulation 11.11. C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 37–38.]
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family-partnership rules. Laws or regulations designed to prevent the shifting of income among partners, esp. family members, who may not be dealing at arm’s length. [Cases: Partnership 70. C.J.S. Partnership § 77.]
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naval law. A system of regulations governing naval forces. See CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE . [Cases: Armed Services 2; Military Justice 507. C.J.S. Armed Services §§ 5–6; Military Justice§§ 6, 66.]