A condition contained in an essential contractual term that, though omitted by the parties from their agreement, a court has supplied as being reasonable in the circumstances; a condition imposed by law to do justice. • The cooperation of the parties to a contract, for example, is a constructive condition. — Also termed implied-in-law condition; […]
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Serious physical impairment of the human body; esp., bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any body part or organ. Model Penal Code § 210.0(3). • Typically, the fact-finder must decide in any given case whether the injury
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Elkins Act. A 1903 federal law that strengthened the Interstate Commerce Act by prohibiting rebates and other forms of preferential treatment to large carriers.49 USCA §§ 41–43 (superseded).
Tort. A private person’s right to choose to determine whether, how, and to what extent information about oneself is communicated to others, esp. sensitive and confidential information.
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impediment (im-ped-[schwa]-m[schwa]nt). A hindrance or obstruction; esp., some fact (such as legal minority) that bars a marriage if known beforehand and, if discovered after the ceremony, renders the marriage void or voidable. canonical impediment. A ground for annulment recognized by canon law and developed by the ecclesiastical courts of the Roman Catholic Church. • Canonical
shelter, n. 1. A place of refuge providing safety from danger, attack, or observation. homeless shelter. A privately or publicly operated residential facility providing overnight accommodation free of charge to homeless people. • Most homeless shelters accept occupants on a first-come-first-served basis and are open only from early evening to early morning. Those that serve
legation (l[schwa]-gay-sh[schwa]n).Int’l law. 1. The act or practice of sending a diplomat to another country; a diplomatic mission. 2. A body of diplomats sent to a foreign country and headed by an envoy extraordinary or a minister plenipotentiary. 3. The official residence of a diplomatic minister in a foreign country. Cf. EMBASSY.
commercial property 商业房产 能产生收入的房地产，如办公楼、公寓等，相对于居住房产〔residential property〕。
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work product. Tangible material or its intangible equivalent — in unwritten or oral form — that was either prepared by or for a lawyer or prepared for litigation, either planned or in progress. • Work product is generally exempt from discovery or other compelled disclosure. The term is also used to describe the products of
A mutual promise calling for the performance of an act substantially similar to the act called for by the other mutual promise, both acts being in pursuit of a common purpose.
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