incorporation by reference. 1. A method of making a secondary document part of a primary document by including in the primary document a statement that the secondary document should be treated as if it were contained within the primary one. • With a contract, the document to be incorporated must be referred to and described […]
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marine protest. A writing attested by a justice of the peace, a notary public, or a consul, made or verified by the master of a vessel, stating that the vessel has suffered a severe voyage and that the master has engaged in neither misconduct nor negligence. See PROTEST.
underwriter. 1. INSURER. 2. One who buys stock from the issuer with an intent to resell it to the public; a person or entity, esp. an investment banker, who guarantees the sale of newly issued securities by purchasing all or part of the shares for resale to the public. [Cases: Securities Regulation 11.18, 60.31. C.J.S.
manuscript. An unpublished writing; an author’s typescript or written work product that is proposed for publication.
Securities. An attorney’s written opinion that there is no reason to believe that the registration statement contains any material misrepresentations or omissions that would violate § 11 of the Securities Act of 1933. • The attorney usu. participates in the registration statement’s preparation and confers with the securities issuer’s representatives, underwriters, and public accountants before
Patents. An applicant’s intentional and clear termination of a patent prosecution. • An express abandonment must be made in a signed writing and received by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in time for the Office to act before the patent issues. Once an application is expressly abandoned, it cannot be revived, and the applicant
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banns of matrimony. Family law. Public notice of an intended marriage. • The notice is given to ensure that objections to the marriage would be voiced before the wedding. Banns are still common in many churches. — Also spelled bans of matrimony. — Also termed banns of marriage. [Cases: Marriage 24.] “A minister is not
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abridge, vb. 1. To reduce or diminish (abridge one’s civil liberties). 2. To condense (as a book or other writing) (the author abridged the treatise before final publication).