sedition, n. 1. An agreement, communication, or other preliminary activity aimed at inciting treason or some lesser commotion against public authority. 2. Advocacy aimed at inciting or producing — and likely to incite or produce — imminent lawless action. • At common law, sedition included defaming a member of the royal family or the government. […]
A liquidation occurring within 12 months from adoption of the liquidation plan to complete liquidation, subject to a tax law prohibiting the company from recognizing any gains or losses on property sold within that time frame. • Generally, inventory will not be included unless a bulk sale occurs. IRC § 337. [Cases: Internal Revenue 3698,
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via (vI-[schwa]), n. [Latin “way, road”] Roman & civil law. 1. A road, way, or right-of-way. via publica (vI-[schwa] p[schwa]b-li-k[schwa]). [Latin] Roman & civil law. A public way or road. • The land itself belongs to the public. 2. Roman law. A type of rural servitude that gave the holder the right to walk, ride,
divisible offense 可分犯罪 包括一种或多种低级犯罪的犯罪。例如谋杀罪包括企图伤害罪、具有杀人故意的企图伤害罪和殴击罪。 (→lesser included offense)
Deception that pertains to an issue involved in an original action. • Examples include the use of fabricated evidence, a false return of service, perjured testimony, and false receipts or other commercial documents. [Cases: Judgment 373, 441. C.J.S. Judgments §§ 319, 331, 465, 471.]
A sale in which the seller extends credit to the consumer. • A consumer-credit sale includes a lease in which the lessee’s rental payments equal or exceed the retail value of the item rented. [Cases: Consumer Credit 3. C.J.S. Interest and Usury; Consumer Credit§§ 280–293, 306.]
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Maritime law. The passing of a vessel by sea from one place, port, or country to another. • Courts generally hold that the term includes the entire enterprise, not just the route. [Cases: Shipping 165. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 395–397.]
he. A pronoun of the masculine gender, traditionally used and construed in statutes to include both sexes, as well as corporations. • It may also be read as they. Because of the trend toward nonsexist language, careful drafters avoid using the generic pronouns he, him, and his unless the reference is only to a male
Trade secrets. Any method of discovering trade secrets that does not violate property-protection statutes or standards of commercial ethics. • Proper means include independent invention, reverse engineering, observing the product in public, and studying published literature. Restatement (Second) of Torts § 757 cmt. f (1977).
An accident that cannot be avoided because it is produced by an irresistible physical cause that cannot be prevented by human skill or reasonable foresight. • Examples include accidents resulting from lightning or storms, perils of the sea, inundations or earthquakes, or sudden illness or death. Unavoidable accident has been considered a means of avoiding
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