A mark that satisfies all the elements of a common-law trademark. • The essential elements of a technical trademark are as follows: (1) its use to designate a commercial source would not interfere with anyone else’s right to use the mark; (2) it must primarily identify the source, rather than the product’s category or grade […]
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T-account. An accounting form shaped like the letter T, with the account’s name above the horizontal line, debits listed to the left of the vertical line, and credits to the right.
lapse, n. 1. The termination of a right or privilege because of a failure to exercise it within some time limit or because a contingency has occurred or not occurred. 2. Wills & estates. The failure of a testamentary gift, esp. when the beneficiary dies before the testator dies. See ANTILAPSE STATUTE. Cf. ADEMPTION. [Cases:
Fair Labor Standards Act. A federal law, enacted in 1938, that regulates minimum wages, overtime pay, and the employment of minors. 29 USCA §§ 201–219. — Abbr. FLSA. [Cases: Labor Relations 1102. C.J.S. Labor Relations § 1018.]
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de viridi et venatione 〈拉〉关于破坏草地与捕杀野味的〔of vert and venison〕 王室护林官〔venderer〕每40天主持森林法庭一次，就在林中发生的类似于破坏草地或捕杀野味的犯罪进行调查。
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An inter vivos or testamentary donation to a nonprofit organization for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of religion, the promotion of health, governmental, or municipal purposes, and other purposes the accomplishment of which is beneficial to the community. Restatement (Second) of Trusts § 368 (1959). • When the beneficiary is
distraction doctrine. The rule that a plaintiff may not be guilty of contributory negligence if the plaintiff’s attention was diverted from a known danger by a sufficient cause. See contributory negligence under NEGLIGENCE. [Cases: Negligence 506(3), 1286(3). C.J.S. Negligence §§ 234, 635.]
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avoidance, n. 1. The act of evading or escaping (avoidance of tax liability). See TAX AVOIDANCE. 2. The act of refraining from (something) (avoidance of an argument). 3. RESCISSION(1). 4. VOIDANCE; 5. ANNULMENT(1) (avoidance of the agreement). 6. CONFESSION AND AVOIDANCE (the defendant filed an avoidance in an attempt to avert liability). — avoid, vb.
perduellio (p[schwa]r-d[y]oo-el-ee-oh), n. [Latin “treason”] Roman law. The crime of hostility to one’s native country; treasonous conduct, such as joining the enemy or deserting the battlefield. • This term corresponds to the English phrase high treason. In the Roman republic, several acts might constitute perduellio, such as assuming regal power; trying to subvert, by violence,