de lucranda dote
de lucranda dote (dee loo-kran-d[schwa] doh-tee). [Latin “of being enriched by the dowry”] Hist. A spousal agreement giving a husband the right to retain his wife’s dowry upon her death.
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uniform interstate juvenile compact
Uniform Interstate Juvenile Compact. An agreement that regulates the treatment of juveniles who are not under proper supervision or control, or who have run away or escaped, and who are likely to endanger their own or others’ health, morals, or welfare. • The Compact is relied on by the state to transport juvenile runaways back
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dicast
dicast (dI-kast ordik-ast), n. [Greek dikastes] Hist. An ancient Greek officer sitting as both judge and juror. • Each dicast was generally a free citizen over the age of 30. The dicasts sat together in groups of 100 to 500, according to each case’s importance, and decided cases by a majority.
concurrent resolution
A resolution passed by one house and agreed to by the other. • It expresses the legislature’s opinion on a subject but does not have the force of law.
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Kennedy Round
Kennedy Round 肯尼迪回合 指关贸总协定〔General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade/G.A.T.T.〕范围内于1964年至1967年在日内瓦举行的第六次多边贸易谈判，因由美国总统肯尼迪发起而得名。该回合谈判的主要成果包括：自1968年起5年内工业品关税平均削减35%；还通过了关贸总协定第一个反倾销法典。
rebus sic stantibus
rebus sic stantibus (ree-b[schwa]s sik stan-ti-b[schwa]s). [Latin “matters so standing”] Int’l law & civil law law. The principle that all agreements are concluded with the implied condition that they are binding only as long as there are no major changes in the circumstances. See CLAUSA REBUS SIC STANTIBUS . [Cases: Treaties 5. C.J.S. Treaties §
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geneva conventions of 1949
Geneva Conventions of 1949 (j[schwa]-nee-v[schwa]). Four international agreements dealing with the protection of wounded members of the armed forces, the treatment of prisoners of war, and the protection of civilians during international armed conflicts. • Common Article 3 of the Conventions proclaims certain minimum standards of treatment that are applicable to noninternational armed conflicts. The
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claims made policy
An agreement to indemnify against all claims made during a specified period, regardless of when the incidents that gave rise to the claims occurred. — Also termed discovery policy. [Cases: Insurance 2266. C.J.S. Insurance § 430.]
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confession of judgment
confession of judgment. 1. A person’s agreeing to the entry of judgment upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event, such as making a payment. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2396; Judgment 29. C.J.S. Judgments §§ 138, 152–153, 169.] 2. A judgment taken against a debtor by the creditor, based on the debtor’s written consent. [Cases:
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resolution
resolution. 1. Parliamentary law. A main motion that formally expresses the sense, will, or action of a deliberative assembly (esp. a legislative body). • A resolution is a highly formal kind of main motion, often containing a preamble, and one or more resolving clauses in the form, “Resolved, That….” concurrent resolution. A resolution passed by