course of performance. A sequence of previous performance by either party after an agreement has been entered into, when a contract involves repeated occasions for performance and both parties know the nature of the performance and have an opportunity to object to it. • A course of performance accepted or acquiesced in without objection is […]
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suppression of evidence. 1. A trial judge’s ruling that evidence offered by a party should be excluded because it was illegally acquired. [Cases: Criminal Law 394, 700; Evidence 154. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 486, 490, 510, 770, 1233, 1236; Evidence§§ 252–258.] 2. The destruction of evidence or the refusal to give evidence at a criminal
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指控 英语：accusation 法语：accusation 德语：Anklage, Beschuldigung 意大利语：accusa, incriminazione 西班牙语：acusación
conjectural choice, rule of. The principle that no basis for recovery is presented when all theories of causation rest only on conjecture. See CONJECTURE. [Cases: Negligence 1694, 1713. C.J.S. Negligence §§ 834–841, 844, 846, 865.]
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alienation of affections. A tort claim for willful or malicious interference with a marriage by a third party without justification or excuse. • Where the cause of action still exists, the elements are (1) some wrongful conduct by the defendant with the plaintiff’s spouse, (2) the loss of affection or loss of consortium of the
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A lawyer appointed by the Attorney General to act under the direction of the United States Attorney and represent the federal government in civil and criminal cases filed in federal courts. — Abbr. AUSA.
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非法解雇（雇员） 英语：wrongful dismissal (employee) 法语：licenciement abusif, injustifié 德语：ungerechtfertigte Entlassung 意大利语：licenziamento senza giusta causa 西班牙语：despido injusto
arrest of judgment. The staying of a judgment after its entry; esp., a court’s refusal to render or enforce a judgment because of a defect apparent from the record. • At common law, courts have the power to arrest judgment for intrinsic causes appearing on the record, as when the verdict differs materially from the
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A deposit paid (often in escrow) by a prospective buyer (esp. of real estate) to show a good-faith intention to complete the transaction, and ordinarily forfeited if the buyer defaults. • Although earnest money has traditionally been a nominal sum (such as a nickel or a dollar) used in the sale of goods, it is
jettison (jet-[schwa]-s[schwa]n), n. Maritime law. 1. The act of voluntarily throwing cargo overboard to lighten or stabilize a ship that is in immediate danger. — Also termed equitable jettison; jactura; jactus mercium navis levandae causa. See general average under AVERAGE. 2. JETSAM. — jettison, vb. “The goods must not be swept away by the violence