adscriptitius
adscriptitius (ad-skrip-tish-ee-[schwa]s), n. [Latin] Roman law. 1. A supernumerary citizen or soldier. 2. A tenant bound to the land. — Also spelled adscripticius; ascripticius.
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senatorial courtesy
senatorial courtesy. 1. The tradition that the President should take care in filling a high-level federal post (such as a judgeship) with a person agreeable to the senators from the nominee’s home state, lest the senators defeat confirmation. [Cases: Judges 3. C.J.S. Judges §§ 12–14.] “The risk of a deadlock is minimized by [the President’s]
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turnkey drilling contract
Oil & gas. A drilling contract under which the drilling contractor promises to perform specified functions for an agreed price. • The lease operator has little or no discretion to control the drilling contractor, and so assumes little or no liability for damages that the drilling may cause. Cf. daywork drilling contract; footage drilling contract.
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destructible trust
A trust that can be destroyed by the happening of an event or by operation of law.
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treasury certificate
treasury certificate. An obligation of the federal government maturing in one year and on which interest is paid on a coupon basis. [Cases: United States 90. C.J.S. United States §§ 162, 167.]
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instructional text
instructional text. Copyright. A literary, graphic, or pictorial work designed and prepared for use in ordinary teaching activities. See 17 USCA § 101.
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body
body. 1. The main part of a written instrument, such as the central part of a statute (after the title and preamble) or the middle part of a complainant’s bill in equity. 2. A collection of laws. — Also termed body of laws. See CORPUS JURIS. 3. An artificial person created by a legal authority.
economic loss
economic loss. A monetary loss such as lost wages or lost profits. • The term usu. refers to a type of damages recoverable in a lawsuit. For example, in a products-liability suit, economic loss includes the cost of repair or replacement of defective property, as well as commercial loss for the property’s inadequate value and
res judicata
res judicata 〈拉〉既决事项；既判力；一事不再理 有合法管辖权的法院就案件作出终局判决后，在原当事人间不得就同一事项、同一诉讼标的、同一请求再次提起诉讼。法院作出的发生法律效力的判决是最终的决定。(→collateral estoppel; final decision rule; issue preclusion)
domesday book
Domesday Book (doomz-day). The census or survey, ordered by William the Conqueror and substantially completed in 1086, of England’s landholdings, buildings, people, and livestock. — Abbr. D.B. — Also spelled Doomsday Book. “Domesday Book had several variant names — Liber de Wintonia, Rotulus Wintoniae, Scriptura Thesauri Regis, Liber Regis, Liber Judiciarius, Censualis Angliae, Angliae Notitia