gradus (gray-d[schwa]s), n. [Latin “step”] 1. Roman law. A step or degree in the familial relationship. • The term identified a position in the order of succession under a will. 2. Hist. A degree, rank, or grade; specif., the rank of a master-in-chancery or a serjeant-at-law.
An agreement to convey property negotiated by the buyer and seller or their agents. • This term is esp. common in the U.K.
prayer for relief. A request addressed to the court and appearing at the end of a pleading; esp., a request for specific relief or damages. — Often shortened to prayer. — Also termed demand for relief. See AD DAMNUM CLAUSE. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 680; Pleading 72. C.J.S. Pleading §§ 110–115.] “The prayer for relief.
redemptio operis (ri-demp-shee-oh op-[schwa]-ris), n. [Latin “redemption of work”] Civil law. A contract in which a worker agrees to perform labor or services for a specified price. Cf. locatio operarum under LOCATIO.
A writing that shows both a monetary obligation and a security interest in or a lease of specific goods. UCC § 9-102(a)(11). • Chattel paper is generally used in a consumer transaction when the consumer buys goods on credit. The consumer typically promises to pay for the goods by executing a promissory note, and the
honorable-engagement clause. Reinsurance. An arbitration provision in a reinsurance contract allowing the arbitrators to view the reinsurance arrangement reasonably — in line with the agreement’s general purposes — rather than strictly according to the rules of law or an overly technical interpretation of contract language. [Cases: Insurance 3626. C.J.S. Insurance § 1516.]
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Socratic method. A technique of philosophical discussion — and of law-school instruction — by which the questioner (a law professor) questions one or more followers (the law students), building on each answer with another question, esp. an analogy incorporating the answer. • This method takes its name from the Greek philosopher Socrates, who lived in
transnational law. 1. The amalgam of common principles of domestic and international law dealing esp. with problems arising from agreements made between sovereign states and foreign private parties. 2. The problems to which such principles apply. Cf. INTERNATIONAL LAW.
social contract. The express or implied agreement between citizens and their government by which individuals agree to surrender certain freedoms in exchange for mutual protection; an agreement forming the foundation of a political society. • The term is primarily associated with political philosophers, such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and esp. Jean Jacques Rousseau, though
school, n. 1. An institution of learning and education, esp. for children. [Cases: Schools 11. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 4, 74, 76, 396–398.] “Although the word ‘school’ in its broad sense includes all schools or institutions, whether of high or low degree, the word ‘school’ frequently has been defined in constitutions and statutes