articles of the clergy
Articles of the Clergy. Hist. A statute enacted in 1315 to settle the jurisdictions of the ecclesiastical and temporal courts. — Also termed Articuli Cleri.
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charterparty
charterparty. A contract by which a ship, or a principal part of it, is leased by the owner, esp. to a merchant for the conveyance of goods on a predetermined voyage to one or more places or for a specified period of time; a special contract between the shipowner and charterer, esp. for the carriage
partial zoning
Zoning that affects only a portion of a municipality’s territory, and that is usu. invalid because it contradicts the comprehensive zoning plan. — Also termed piecemeal zoning. [Cases: Zoning and Planning 35. C.J.S. Zoning and Land Planning § 44.]
impartial expert
An expert who is appointed by the court to present an unbiased opinion. — Also termed court-appointed expert. Fed. R. Evid. 706. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1951; Trial 18. C.J.S. Trial §§ 91–92.]
defense department
Defense Department. An executive department of the federal government, responsible for coordinating and overseeing military affairs and the agencies responsible for national security. • The Department was established as the National Military Establishment in 1947, by combining the War and the Navy Departments. Its name was changed to Department of Defense in 1949. The Department’s
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court martial
court-martial, n. An ad hoc military court convened under military authority to try someone accused of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice, particularly a member of the armed forces. [Cases: Armed Services 42; Military Justice 870–898. C.J.S. Armed Services § 166; Military Justice §§ 13, 138–158.] Pl. courts-martial. — court-martial, vb. “[C]ourts-martial are not
general partner
A partner who ordinarily takes part in the daily operations of the business, shares in the profits and losses, and is personally responsible for the partnership’s debts and liabilities. — Also termed full partner. [Cases: Partnership 353, 366. C.J.S. Partnership §§ 405, 407, 422–423, 425, 430, 432.]
locus partitus
locus partitus (loh-k[schwa]s pahr-tI-t[schwa]s), n. [Latin “a place divided”] Hist. The act of dividing two towns or counties to determine which of them contains the land or place in question.
partnership at will
A partnership that any partner may dissolve at any time without thereby incurring liability. Cf. partnership for a term. [Cases: Partnership 259.5. C.J.S. Partnership §§ 303–305.]
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