not satisfied. A form of return by a sheriff or constable, on a writ of execution, indicating only that the amount due on a judgment was not paid. • A general return of this type is usu. viewed as technically deficient because it does not state why the writ was not satisfied. Cf. NULLA BONA. […]
Madrid Protocol. Trademarks. 1. A 1996 international agreement that allows citizens of a Madrid Agreement signatory nation to apply for a single international trademark through the World Intellectual Property Organization instead of registering the trademark in each individual nation. • An applicant must apply for the trademark’s registration in a treaty-member nation before applying for
public-safety exception. Evidence. An exception to the Miranda rule, allowing into evidence an otherwise suppressible statement by a defendant concerning information that the police needed at the time it was made in order to protect the public. • If, for example, a victim tells the police that an assailant had a gun, and upon the
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utlagation ([schwa]t-l[schwa]-gay-sh[schwa]n), n. [Law Latin] Hist. The act of placing an offender outside the protection of the law; outlawry. — Also termed utlagatio. Cf. INLAGATION; OUTLAWRY(2).
A program that allows a prisoner to be released for a few hours at a time to attend classes at a nearby college or technical institution. — Also termed study furlough.
The division of governmental authority into three branches of government — legislative, executive, and judicial — each with specified duties on which neither of the other branches can encroach; the constitutional doctrine of checks and balances by which the people are protected against tyranny. Cf. DIVISION OF POWERS. [Cases: Constitutional Law 50–80(4). C.J.S. Constitutional Law
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hedge fund. A specialized investment group — usu. organized as a limited partnership or offshore investment company — that offers the possibility of high returns through risky techniques such as selling short or buying derivatives. • Most hedge funds are not registered with the SEC and are therefore restricted in marketing their services to the
rule of the shorter term. Copyright. A provision of the Universal Copyright Convention stating that no member country is required to extend a longer term of protection than the work receives in the country where it is first published. — Also termed shorter-term rule.
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