particeps criminis (pahr-t[schwa]-seps krim-[schwa]-nis), n. [Latin “partner in crime”] 1. An accomplice or accessory. See ACCESSORY. Pl. participes criminis (pahr-tis-[schwa]-peez). [Cases: Criminal Law 59, 68. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 127, 137, 998.] “The courts of justice will allow the objection that the consideration of the contract was immoral or illegal to be made even by […]
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in perpetuam rei memoriam (in p[schwa]r-pech-oo-[schwa]m [or p[schwa]r-pe-tyoo-[schwa]m] ree-I m[schwa]-mor-ee-[schwa]m), adv. [Latin] In perpetual memory of a matter. • This phrase refers to a deposition taken to preserve the deponent’s testimony. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1291; Pretrial Procedure 61. C.J.S. Pretrial Procedure§§ 1, 3–4, 9.]
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academic, adj. 1. Of or relating to a school or a field of study; esp., of or relating to a field of study that is not vocational or commercial, such as the liberal arts (academic courses). 2. Theoretical; specif., not practical or immediately useful (academic question).
bootstrap doctrine. Conflict of laws. The doctrine that forecloses collateral attack on the jurisdiction of another state’s court that has rendered final judgment. • The doctrine applies when a court in an earlier case has taken jurisdiction over a person, over status, or over land. It is based on the principle that under res judicata,
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subject matter. 1. The issue presented for consideration; the thing in which a right or duty has been asserted; the thing in dispute; SUBJECT(2). See CORPUS(1). 2. PATENTABLE SUBJECT MATTER. — Sometimes written (as a noun) subject-matter. — subject-matter, adj.
third-party plaintiff. A defendant who files a pleading in an effort to bring a third party into the lawsuit. See third-party complaint under COMPLAINT. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 281; Parties 49. C.J.S. Parties § 127.]
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A plaintiff’s disguised phrasing of a federal claim as solely a state-law claim in order to prevent a defendant from removing the case from state court to federal court. [Cases: Removal of Cases 25(1). C.J.S. Removal of Causes §§ 30, 34–37, 44, 65.]
United States Institute of Peace. An independent federal institution created to develop and disseminate knowledge about international peace and conflict resolution. • The Institute was established in 1984.
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An association of persons to jointly share a mining business, including the profits, expenses, and losses. • The partnership has features of both a tenancy in common and an ordinary commercial partnership. [Cases: Mines and Minerals 96. C.J.S. Mines and Minerals § 387.]
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Litigation involving several parties who are separately represented, and usu. involving multifarious factual and legal issues.
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