bond covenant
bond covenant. A bond-indenture provision that protects bondholders by specifying what the issuer may or may not do, as by prohibiting the issuer from issuing more debt. See BOND INDENTURE(1).
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civil right
civil right. (usu. pl.) 1. The individual rights of personal liberty guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and by the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 19th Amendments, as well as by legislation such as the Voting Rights Act. • Civil rights include esp. the right to vote, the right of due process, and the right of
acquittal
acquittal, n. 1. The legal certification, usu. by jury verdict, that an accused person is not guilty of the charged offense. acquittal in fact. An acquittal by a jury verdict of not guilty. acquittal in law. An acquittal by operation of law, as of someone who has been charged merely as an accessory after the
confidence
confidence. 1. Assured expectation; firm trust; faith (the partner has confidence in the associate’s work). 2. Reliance on another’s discretion; a relation of trust (she took her coworker into her confidence). 3. A communication made in trust and not intended for public disclosure; specif., a communication protected by the attorney–client or similar privilege (the confidences
right to travel
right to travel 〈美〉迁徙权 长期以来一直受宪法保护的一项权利，其典型例证是在某州没有居住满一定期限者，有权申请该州的福利支助，在美国认为剥夺公民的此项权利，就是剥夺其迁徙权，因而也剥夺了其法律平等保护权〔equal protection of the law〕。虽然，美国宪法并没有具体规定该项权利，但早在19世纪60年代，美国最高法院宣布宪法第四条中的特权和豁免权条款〔Privileges and Immunities Clause〕保证每个人都有跨州来往的权利。在新近的几个案例中，最高法院也再次遵循了州际迁徙原则，坚持州无权为迁徙设置障碍的原则。
source code
source code. Copyright. The nonmachine language used by a computer programmer to create a program. • If it is not included with the software sold to the public, source code is protected by trade-secret laws as well as copyright and patent laws. Source code may be deposited with the U.S. Copyright Office, but because of
dependent coverage
An insurance provision for protection of an insured’s dependents.
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guild
guild. 1. A group of persons sharing a common vocation who unite to regulate the affairs of their trade in order to protect and promote their common vocation; specif., a voluntary society or fraternity of persons employed in the same trade or craft, formed for the mutual benefit and protection of its members, who pay
ancient lights doctrine
ancient-lights doctrine. The common-law principle by which a landowner acquired, after 20 years of uninter-rupted use, an easement preventing a neighbor from building an obstruction that blocks light from passing through the landowner’s window. • The window (or other opening) is termed an ancient light. This doctrine has rarely been applied in the United States.
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