A dividend paid in addition to a regular dividend, usu. because of exceptional corporate profits during the dividend period. — Also termed extra dividend; nonrecurring dividend; special dividend. [Cases: Corporations 155(1). C.J.S. Corporations § 300.]
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sea. 1. The ocean (on the sea). 2. A large landlocked part of the ocean; a large body of salt water smaller than a regular ocean (the Mediterranean Sea). 3. The ocean swell (a rough sea). 4. An extremely large or extended quantity (a sea of documents). free seas. See high seas. high seas. The
course of business. The normal routine in managing a trade or business. — Also termed ordinary course of business; regular course of business; ordinary course; regular course. [Cases: Customs and Usages 9. C.J.S. Customs and Usages § 15.]
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malicious prosecution. 1. The institution of a criminal or civil proceeding for an improper purpose and without probable cause. • The tort requires an adversary to prove four elements: (1) the initiation or continuation of a lawsuit; (2) lack of probable cause; (3) malice; and (4) favorable termination of the lawsuit. Restatement (Second) of Torts
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moonlighting. The fact or practice of working at a second job after the hours of a regular job. — Also termed dual employment; multiple job-holding.