air pollution
air pollution. Environmental law. Any harmful substance or energy emitted directly or indirectly into the air, esp. if the harm is to the environment or to the public health or welfare. [Cases: Environmental Law 241–301.]
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check off system
check-off system. The procedure by which an employer deducts union dues directly from the employees’ wages and remits those dues to the union.
demissio
demissio (di-mish-ee-oh), n. [fr. Latin demittere “to demise”] Hist. A lease or other transfer. • In an ejectment action, this term was used in the phrase ex demissione (“on the demise”) to show that a nominal plaintiff (a fictitious person) held an estate on a demise from the real plaintiff.
nuisance in fact
A nuisance existing because of the circumstances of the use or the particular location. • For example, a machine emitting high-frequency sound may be a nuisance only if a person’s dog lives near enough to the noise to be disturbed by it. — Also termed nuisance per accidens.
depository bank
depository bank 托收行 在托收业务中，接受委托人的托收申请及相关票据和单据的首家银行，由其再委托代收行〔collecting bank〕代为办理收款事宜。托收行凭代收行向其发出的付款人是否付款的通知，决定是否对委托人付款。托收行与委托人之间系委托代理关系，自身并不承担因付款人拒绝付款而款项不能收回的风险。(=remitting bank)
neutron activation analysis
neutron-activation analysis. A method of identifying and analyzing physical evidence by measuring gamma rays emitted by a sample of material after that material has been bombarded with neutrons in a nuclear reactor. • This technique can be used, for example, to detect gunshot residue on the hand of someone who recently fired a gun. The
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capitula de judaeis
capitula de judaeis (k[schwa]-pich-[schwa]-l[schwa] dee joo-dee-is). [Latin “chapters on the Jews”] Hist. 1. Laws concerning the Jews. 2. Questions posed by the justices in eyre to determine the amount a Jew would pay to receive the king’s protection and a license to conduct business. • The capitula de judaeis reflected the pervasive anti-Semitism of medieval
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abridgment of damages
abridgment of damages. The right of a court to reduce the damages in certain cases. See REMITTITUR. [Cases: New Trial 162(1). C.J.S. New Trial §§ 271–274, 276–278.]
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additur
additur (ad-[schwa]-tuur). [Latin “it is added to”] A trial court’s order, issued usu. with the defendant’s consent, that increases the jury’s award of damages to avoid a new trial on grounds of inadequate damages. • The term may also refer to the increase itself, the procedure, or the court’s power to make the order. —