conjunctive denial
A response that controverts all the material facts alleged in a complaint.
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meretricious
meretricious (mer-[schwa]-trish-[schwa]s), adj. 1. Involving prostitution ( a meretricious encounter). 2. (Of a romantic relationship) involving either unlawful sexual connection or lack of capacity on the part of one party (a meretricious marriage). 3. Superficially attractive but fake nonetheless; alluring by false show (meretricious advertising claims).
offer to all the world
An offer, by way of advertisement, of a reward for the rendering of specified services, addressed to the public at large. • As soon as someone renders the services, a contract is made. — Also termed public offer.
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工作成果规则（律师）
工作成果规则（律师） 英语：work product rule (attorney) (US) 法语：secret professionnel visant les pensées/documents de l’avocat 德语：vertrauliche Rechtsanwaltsarbeit 意大利语：segreto professionale dell’avvocato 西班牙语：secreto profesional (trabajo confidencial)
prospectus
prospectus (pr[schwa]-spek-t[schwa]s). A printed document that describes the main features of an enterprise (esp. a corporation’s business) and that is distributed to prospective buyers or investors; esp., a written description of a securities offering. • Under SEC regulations, a publicly traded corporation must provide a prospectus before offering to sell stock in the corporation. Pl.
call equivalent position
call equivalent position. Securities. A security position that increases in value as the value of the underlying equity increases. • It includes a long convertible security, a long call option, and a short put option. SEC Rule 16a-1(b) (17 CFR § 240.16a-1(b)). [Cases: Securities Regulation 5.25(3). C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 28–29.]
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pretermitted heir statute
pretermitted-heir statute. A state law that, under certain circumstances, grants an omitted heir the right to inherit a share of the testator’s estate, usu. by treating the heir as though the testator had died intestate. • Most states have a pretermitted-heir statute, under which an omitted child or spouse receives the same share of the
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anarchy
anarchy, n. 1. Absence of government; lawlessness. 2. A sociopolitical theory holding that the only legitimate form of government is one under which individuals govern themselves voluntarily, free from any collective power structure enforcing compliance with social order. — anarchic, adj. criminal anarchy. A doctrine advocating the overthrow of organized government by force or violence,
express warranty
A warranty created by the overt words or actions of the seller. • Under the UCC, an express warranty is created by any of the following: (1) an affirmation of fact or promise made by the seller to the buyer relating to the goods that becomes the basis of the bargain; (2) a description of
larceny by bailee
Larceny committed by a bailee who converts the property to personal use or to the use of a third party. [Cases: Embezzlement 16; Larceny 15. C.J.S. Embezzlement § 20; Larceny §§ 30–32, 45–48.]