A crime that affects commerce; esp., a crime directed toward the property or revenues of a commercial establishment. • Examples include robbery of a business, embezzlement, counterfeiting, forgery, prostitution, illegal gambling, and extortion. See 26 CFR § 403.38.
notice of allowability. Patents. Notification from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that the claims in a patent application have been approved on their merits. • This notice is followed by the Notice of Allowance. The notice may also be issued if the claims are allowable but the application is under a secrecy order. It
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accessio (ak-s[schwa]sh-ee-oh) n.[Latin] Roman law. 1. The doctrine by which something of lesser size, value, or importance is integrated into something of greater size, value, or importance. “If the identity of one thing (the accessory) is merged and lost in the identity of the other (the principal), the owner of the principal is the owner
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
Northwest Territory. Hist. The first possession of the United States, being the geographical region south of the Great Lakes, north of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River, as designated by the Continental Congress in the late 1700s. • This area includes the present states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and the
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ad omissa vel male appretiata (ad oh-mis-[schwa] vel mal-ee [schwa]-pree-shee-ay-t[schwa]). [Law Latin] Scots law. Concerning things omitted or undervalued. • The phrase appeared in reference to an executor’s duty to include in an estate’s inventory previously omitted items or to reevaluate undervalued items in the estate’s inventory.
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United States Army. The land-combat and land-operations branch of the United States armed forces. • This branch includes supporting air- and water-transport services such as the Army Air Corps. The Army includes the Regular Army (the standing force), the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard when in active federal service, as in time of
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Patents. One of the five types of patentable statutory subject matter, consisting of com-binations of natural elements whether resulting from chemical union or from mechanical mixture, and whether the substances are gases, fluids, powders, or solids. • This classification includes chemical compounds such as drugs and fuels, physical products such as plastics and particleboard, and
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depository institution. 1. An organization formed under state or federal law, authorized by law to receive deposits, and supervised and examined by a government agency for the protection of depositors. [Cases: Banks and Banking 1–62. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 2–126, 480–481, 663–664, 697, 732–739, 746–748, 755, 758–783.] 2. A trust company or other institution
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Work that involves some limited lifting and moving. • Under the Social Security Administration regulations for describing a worker’s physical limitations, light work includes walking, standing, sitting while pushing or pulling arm or leg controls, and lifting no more than 20 pounds, with frequent lifting or carrying of objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.