continuity (kon-ti-n[y]oo-[schwa]-tee). 1. Int’l law. The principle that upheavals and revolutions within a country — as well as changes in governmental forms, the extent of a country’s territory, and measures taken during a military occupation — do not affect the existence of the country and therefore cannot lead to its extinction. 2. Patents. The rule […]
A vote that does not count toward any winning candidate. Cf. effective vote; excess vote.
A power of attorney that becomes effective only when needed, at some future date or upon some future occurrence, usu. upon the principal’s incapacity. — Also termed springing durable power of attorney. See durable power of attorney; ADVANCE DIRECTIVE.
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republication, n. 1. The act or an instance of publishing again or anew. 2. Wills & estates. Reestablishment of the validity of a previously revoked will by repeating the formalities of execution or by using a codicil. • The result is to make the old will effective from the date of republication. — Also termed
transfer statute. A provision that allows or mandates the trial of a juvenile as an adult in a criminal court for a criminal act. • Every state has some form of transfer statute. The Supreme Court has held that a juvenile cannot be transferred to criminal court under a discretionary statute “without ceremony — without
American Inventors Protection Act. Patents. A 1999 statute designed to (1) curb deceptive practices by inven-tion-promotion companies, (2) reduce patent fees, (3) provide a defense against infringement for a party who in good faith reduced a patented invention to practice at least one year before a patent’s effective filing date, (4) extend the patent term
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