wall. An erection of stone, brick, or other material raised to varying heights, esp. inside or surrounding a building, for privacy, security, or enclosure. ancient wall. A party wall that has stood for at least 20 years, thus giving each party an easement right to refuse to allow the other party to remove or substantially […]
due-diligence information. Securities. Information that a broker-dealer is required to have on file and make available to potential customers before submitting quotations for over-the-counter securities. • The informational requirements are set out in SEC Rule 15c2-11 (17 CFR § 240.15c2-11). [Cases: Securities Regulation 25.21(4), 25.62(2). C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 87, 95.]
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absolute disparity. Constitutional law. The difference between the percentage of a group in the general popula-tion and the percentage of that group in the pool of prospective jurors on a venire. • For example, if Afri-can-Americans make up 12% of a county’s population and 8% of the potential jurors on a venire, the absolute disparity
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Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. A unit office in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development responsible for informing the public about the dangers of lead poisoning, esp. by lead-based paint; developing methods of detection and abatement; encouraging states and local governments to develop prevention programs; and implementing the Department’s Healthy
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An amendment that merely edits the form of a main motion or a primary amendment but does not substantially change its content; an amendment of lesser scope than an amendment by substituting. Cf. amendment by substituting (1).
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disregard, n. 1. The action of ignoring or treating without proper respect or consideration. 2. The state of being ignored or treated without proper respect or consideration. — disregard, vb. reckless disregard. 1. Conscious indifference to the consequences of an act. [Cases: Automobiles 175(1); Negligence 274. C.J.S. Motor Vehicles §§ 756–766; Negligence§§ 104–105, 109.] 2.
panel. 1. A list of persons summoned as potential jurors. 2. A group of persons selected for jury duty; VENIRE. [Cases: Jury 66, 78. C.J.S. Juries §§ 271, 312, 340–341.] 3. A set of judges selected from a complete court to decide a specific case; esp., a group of three judges designated to sit for
non solvendo pecuniam ad quam clericus mulctatur pro non-residentia (non sol-ven-doh pi-kyoo-nee-[schwa]m ad kwam kler-[schwa]-k[schwa]s m[schwa]lk-tay-t[schwa]r proh non-rez-[schwa]-den-shee-[schwa]). [Latin] Hist. A writ prohibiting an ordinary from taking a pecuniary mulct imposed on a clerk of the sovereign for nonresidence.
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principal fact (1)主要事实 指原告主张权利所直接依赖的案件事实，区别于据以推断主要事实存在的「证据性事实」〔evidentiary fact〕。 (→ultimate facts) (2)(=fact in issue)
A system of weighted preferential voting that adds up the ranked preferences — “1” for a first choice, “2” for a second choice, and so forth — so that the most-preferred candidate wins by having the lowest total. See preferential voting; weighted vote under VOTE(1).