Abstention that a bankruptcy court can, but need not, exercise in a dispute that relates to the bankruptcy estate but that can be litigated, or is being litigated, in another forum. • In deciding whether to abstain, the bankruptcy court must consider (1) the degree to which state law governs the case, (2) the appropriateness […]
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bishop’s court. 1. An ecclesiastical court usu. held in the diocese cathedral and presided over by the bishop’s chancellor. 2. Hist. Eccles. law. (cap.) A court (usu.) held in the cathedral of a diocese, the judge being the bishop’s chancellor, who applied civil canon law. • The jurisdiction included appeals from the Court of Archdeacon.
blurring, n. Trademarks. A form of dilution in which goodwill in a famous mark is eroded through the mark’s unauthorized use by others on or in connection with dissimilar products or services. • Blurring is one type of dilution that is actionable under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act, 15 USCA § 1125(c) (the court found
shifting descents 〈英〉移转继承人 普通法中的一项规则，指先前授予某一继承人对可继承土地的使用权可能因此后某一继承人的出生而被废止。其条件是后出生的继承人比先前被授权的继承人与被继承人的亲等更近，即使其属于远亲〔remote heir〕也在所不论。
potentia remotissima 〈拉〉极小的可能性(→remote possibility)
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