convertible bond
A bond that can be exchanged for stock shares in the corporation that issued the bond. [Cases: Corporations 470. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 664–665.]
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inadvertent discovery
inadvertent discovery. Criminal procedure. A law-enforcement officer’s unexpected finding of incriminating evidence in plain view. • Even though this type of evidence is obtained without a warrant, it can be used against the accused under the plain-view exception to the warrant requirement. [Cases: Searches and Seizures 48. C.J.S. Searches and Seizures § 68.]
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vertical price fixing
Price-fixing among parties in the same chain of distribution, such as manufacturers and retailers attempting to control an item’s resale price. [Cases: Monopolies 17(1.7). C.J.S. Monopolies §§ 83–85, 87.]
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market overt
market overt 〈英〉公开市场 指依习惯或法律在规定地点及时间设立的公开市场，但在伦敦，每家商店除星期日和假日外，在日出日落之间营业的，均属公开市场。按照英格兰法，在公开市场中的买卖，不仅对买卖双方有效，还可对抗第三者，因而即使销售的是赃物(马匹除外)，善意的购买者仍能取得货物所有权以对抗真正所有人。但如窃贼被定罪，则货物仍应归还失主。这一原则不适用于威尔士和苏格兰。
vertical nonprice restraint
vertical nonprice restraint 垂直型非价格限制；纵向非价格限制 供货商对经销商的垂直型限制，但不规定商品的转售价格。 (→tying arrangement)
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formedon in the reverter
A writ of formedon brought by a reversioner or donor of the grant or gift in tail to recover possession of the land.
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Advertisements of Queen Elizabeth
Advertisements of Queen Elizabeth 〈英〉伊丽莎白女王公告 由伊丽莎白一世〔Elizabeth Ⅰ〕授意、大主教帕克〔Parker〕等在1564-1565年起草的一些法令，旨在加强英格兰国教会〔Church of England〕礼仪和服饰方面的统一。枢密院拒绝批准这些法令，而留交主教团授权强制执行。
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vertical competition
Competition between participants at different levels of distribution, such as manufacturer and distributor. — Also termed secondary-line competition.
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overtry
overtry, vb. (Of a trial lawyer) to try a lawsuit by expending excessive time, effort, and other resources to explore minutiae, esp. to present more evidence than the fact-trier can assimilate, the result often being that the adversary gains arguing points by disputing the minutiae.