treachery
treachery, n. A deliberate and willful betrayal of trust and confidence.
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railroad
railroad, vb. 1. To transport by train. 2. To send (a measure) hastily through a legislature so that there is little time for consideration and debate. 3. To convict (a person) hastily, esp. by the use of false charges or insufficient evidence.
sherman antitrust act
Sherman Antitrust Act. A federal statute, passed in 1890, that prohibits direct or indirect interference with the freely competitive interstate production and distribution of goods. • This Act was amended by the Clayton Act in 1914. 15 USCA §§ 1–7. — Often shortened to Sherman Act. — Also termed the Antitrust Law. [Cases: Monopolies 10.
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equality before the law
The status or condition of being treated fairly according to regularly established norms of justice; esp., in British constitutional law, the notion that all persons are subject to the ordinary law of the land administered by the ordinary law courts, that officials and others are not exempt from the general duty of obedience to the
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bamako convention
Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa. A 1991 treaty prohibiting the importation of hazardous wastes into Africa and restricting the transfer of wastes among African nations. • The treaty’s objectives are to protect human health and the environment from the
homeowner’s policy
A multiperil policy providing coverage for a variety of risks, including loss by fire, water, burglary, and the homeowner’s negligent conduct.
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rooker–feldman doctrine
Rooker–Feldman doctrine. The rule that a federal court cannot consider claims actually decided by a state court or claims inextricably intertwined with an earlier state-court judgment. Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co., 263 U.S. 413, 415–16, 44 S.Ct. 149, 150 (1923); District of Columbia Ct. of App. v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 476, 103 S.Ct. 1303,
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videlicet
videlicet (vi-del-[schwa]-set or -sit). [Latin] To wit; that is to say; namely; SCILICET. • The term is used primarily to point out, particularize, or make more specific what has been previously stated in general (or occas. obscure) language. One common function is to state the time, place, or manner when that is the essence of
nudum pactum
nudum pactum 〈拉〉 (1)(罗马法)裸体简约 指不受法律保护、当事人没有诉权的简约〔pactum〕，但可以产生自然债务，也可作为抗辩的理由。 (2)无对价契约 普通法术语，指建立在单纯允诺的基础上无对价〔consideration〕支持的协议。除非以盖印的方式作成，否则当事人没有诉权。亦作「naked contract」、「nude contract」。
personal knowledge
Knowledge gained through firsthand observation or experience, as distinguished from a belief based on what someone else has said. • Rule 602 of the Federal Rules of Evidence requires lay witnesses to have personal knowledge of the matters they testify about. An affidavit must also be based on personal knowledge, unless the affiant makes it
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