fair dealing, n. 1. The conduct of business with full disclosure, usu. by a corporate officer with the corporation. [Cases: Corporations 314, 316. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 507, 510.] 2. A fiduciary’s transacting of business so that, although the fiduciary might derive a personal benefit, all interested persons are fully apprised of that potential and of […]
teach, vb. Patents. 1. (Of a patent specification) to instruct (a person of ordinary skill in the art how to make and use an invention). [Cases: Patents 99. C.J.S. Patents § 139.] 2. (Of a prior-art reference) to anticipate (the invention’s being examined) by discussing, describing, or analyzing the invention’s essential elements or technology. •
necessarius (ne-s[schwa]-sair-ee-[schwa]s), adj. [Latin] 1. Necessary; essential. 2. Unavoidable; obligatory; compelling.
Lone Pine order. A case-management order in a toxic-tort lawsuit involving many plaintiffs, establishing procedures and deadlines for discovery, including requiring the plaintiffs to timely produce evidence and expert opinions to substantiate each plaintiff’s exposure to the hazardous substance, the injury suffered, and the cause of the injury. Lore v. Lone Pine Corp., No. L-33606-85
National Telecommunications and Information Administration. A unit in the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for advising the President on telecommunications and information policy; conducting research through its Institute for Telecommunications Sciences; and making grants to support advanced infrastructures and to increase ownership by women and minorities. — Abbr. NTIA.
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inhere (in-heer), vb. To exist as a permanent, inseparable, or essential attribute or quality of a thing; to be intrinsic to something.
dilapidations, action for (d[schwa]-lap-[schwa]-day-sh[schwa]nz). Hist. An action brought by a new incumbent of a benefice for damages rising from the disrepair of the houses or buildings on the benefice. • The incumbent — whether of a rectory, a vicarage, or a chapel — sued the executors or administrators of the incumbent’s deceased predecessor (who was
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trader. 1. A merchant; a retailer; one who buys goods to sell them at a profit. 2. One who sells goods substantially in the form in which they are bought; one who has not converted them into another form of property by skill and labor. 3. One who, as a member of a stock exchange,
Lex Romana Visigothorum 〈拉〉《西哥特罗马法典》 这是西哥特〔Visigoths〕国王阿拉历克二世〔Alaric Ⅱ〕为其治下的罗马臣民于公元506年颁布的一部法典，内容包括摘录自《狄奥多西法典》〔Codex Theodosianus〕、帝国宪章、盖尤斯〔Gaius〕的《法学阶梯》〔Institutes〕、《格列高利法典》〔Codices Gregorianus〕、《赫尔莫杰尼安法典》〔Codices Hermogenianus〕、保罗〔Paul〕的《论判决》〔Sententiae〕及帕比尼安〔Papinian〕的作品，其中也有对所摘录的选段所作的解释，以使之适应变化了的情况。它由法律专家编写并经立法机关通过。尽管它的质量远低于优士丁尼法典〔Justinian’s codification〕，但对于西欧的法学仍是一个重大贡献，它已经被证明是为在日耳曼人统治下的罗马人所编纂的最重要的法律。公元16世纪后，它被称为《阿拉历克罗马法辑要》〔Breviarium Alaricianum〕。 (→Breviarium Alaricianum)
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cambium (kam-bee-[schwa]m). [Law Latin “exchange”] Hist. 1. An exchange of money, debt, or land. cambium locale. A contract of exchange in which a person agrees to pay a sum of money at one location in consideration of money received at another location. — Also termed cambium mercantile; cambium trajectitium. cambium reale. An exchange of land.