convertible debt
A debt whose security may be changed by a creditor into another form of security.
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innocent converter
A person who takes another’s chattel tortiously but in good faith and without knowledge that he or she has no entitlement to it.
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poverty affidavit
An affidavit made by an indigent person seeking public assistance, appointment of counsel, waiver of court fees, or other free public services. 28 USCA § 1915. — Also termed pauper’s affidavit; in forma pauperis affidavit; IFP affidavit. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2734.]
ouverture des successions
ouverture des successions 〈法〉继承开始 一方由于他方自然死亡或宣告民事死亡而开始继承。
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covert baron
covert baron (k[schwa]v-[schwa]rt bar-[schwa]n). [Law French] Hist. The condition or status of a married woman at common law. — Also written cover-baron. — Also termed covert de baron. “By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law: that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage,
vertical restraint
A restraint of trade imposed by agreement between firms at different levels of distribution (as between manufacturer and retailer).
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overt act
overt act. Criminal law. 1. An act that indicates an intent to kill or seriously harm another person and thus gives that person a justification to use self-defense. [Cases: Assault and Battery 5, 51; Homicide 767. C.J.S. Assault and Battery §§ 8, 64–65, 70.] 2. An outward act, however innocent in itself, done in furtherance
coverture
coverture n. (1)已婚妇女的法律身份(或状态) (2)对已婚妇女在法律上无民事能力的简称 在普通法上，曾限制妻子不能拥有独立于丈夫控制与权利主张之外的财产。这种限制在美国已被州《已婚妇女财产法》〔Married Woman’s Property Acts〕所取消。
vertical restraints of trade
vertical restraints of trade 垂直型贸易限制；纵向贸易限制 不同市场层次的主体(如生产商和分销商)之间签订的反价格竞争的协议。 (→tying arrangement；vertical price-fixing contract)
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