particular estate
An estate or interest less than a fee simple, such as a fee tail, a life estate, or a term for years. • It is so called because the estate is a mere part (particula) of the fee simple.
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duality of art
duality of art. Copyright. The twofold nature of applied art as both functional and aesthetic. • The United States takes a duality-of-art approach to copyright, protecting applied art only when the item could stand alone as an identifiable work of art even if it did not perform the function it was designed to do. —
term to propound all things
Eccles. law. A deadline imposed by the judge for the parties to exhibit all evidence supporting their positions.
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state of the art
state of the art. Products liability. The level of pertinent scientific and technical knowledge existing at the time of a product’s manufacture, and the best technology reasonably available at the time the product was sold. — Also termed state of art. [Cases: Products Liability 11. C.J.S. Products Liability §§ 19–21.] — state-of-the-art, adj. “While the
land department
land department. A federal or state bureau that determines factual matters regarding the control and transfer of public land. • The federal land department includes the General Land Office headed by the Secretary of the Interior. See DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. [Cases: Public Lands 94. C.J.S. Public Lands §§ 167–168.]
pocket part
pocket part. A supplemental pamphlet inserted usu. into the back inside cover of a lawbook, esp. a treatise or code, to update the material in the main text until the publisher issues a new edition of the entire work. • Legal publishers frequently leave a little extra room inside their hardcover books so that pocket
ex parte injunction
A preliminary injunction issued after the court has heard from only the moving party. — Also termed temporary restraining order.
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inaudita altera parte
inaudita altera parte (in-aw-di-t[schwa] or in-aw-dI-t[schwa] al-t[ schwa]-r[schwa] pahr-tee). [Latin “without hearing the other party”] Ex parte. • The term is sometimes used in decisions of the European Court of Justice. See EX PARTE.
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termination
termination, n. 1. The act of ending something; EXTINGUISHMENT (termination of the partnership by winding up its affairs). termination of conditional contract. The act of putting an end to all unperformed portions of a conditional contract. [Cases: Contracts 249. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 422, 424, 427–428, 456, 465–466, 484.] termination of employment. The complete severance of
articles of the eyre
articles of the eyre (air). Hist. A series of questions put to the members of a community by the justices in eyre to discover what breaches of the law had occurred during the court’s absence. • The inquiry enabled the justices to fine criminal behavior and to raise revenue for the Crown through the levying
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