A fee in which a defense lawyer’s compensation depends in whole or in part on how much money the lawyer saves the client, given the client’s potential liability — so that the lower the settlement or judgment, the higher the lawyer’s fee. • For example, if a client might be liable for up to $2 […]
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proxenete (prok-s[schwa]-neet). [Latin fr. Greek] Roman & civil law. 1. A person who negotiates or arranges the terms of a contract between parties; a broker. 2. [Greek] A person who negotiates marriages; a matchmaker. — Also termed proxeneta.
consortium vitae (k[schwa]n-sor-shee-[schwa]m vI-tee). [Law Latin] Hist. Cohabitation; the agreement between two parties to live together.
National Science Foundation. An independent federal foundation that promotes progress in science and engineering through grants, contracts, and other agreements awarded to universities, colleges, academic consortia, and nonprofit and small-business institutions. • It was created by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950. — Abbr. NSF.
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An open-source software license to which the user assents by acting according to the license’s terms, namely, by using, modifying, or distributing the licensed software. • Unlike a point-and-click agreement, a use-based license does not require the user to expressly declare acceptance of the license terms before using the software.
accommodation party. A person who, without recompense or other benefit, signs a negotiable instrument for the purpose of being a surety for another party (called the accommodated party) to the instrument. • The accommodation party can sign in any capacity (i.e., as maker, drawer, acceptor, or indorser). An accommodation party is liable to all parties
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grievance, n. 1. An injury, injustice, or wrong that gives ground for a complaint (a petition for a redress of grievances). 2. The complaint itself ( the client filed a grievance with the state-bar committee). 3. Labor law. A complaint that is filed by an employee or the employee’s union representative and that usu. concerns
An impaired mental condition — short of insanity — that is caused by intoxication, trauma, or disease and that prevents a person from having the mental state necessary to be held responsible for a crime. • In some jurisdictions, a defendant’s diminished capacity can be used to determine the degree of the offense or the
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cessation-of-production clause. Oil & gas. A lease provision that specifies what the lessee must do to maintain the lease if production stops. • The purpose of the clause is to avoid the uncertainties of the tempo-rary-cessation-of-production doctrine. Cf. TEMPORARY-CESSATION-OF-PRODUCTION DOCTRINE . [Cases: Mines and Minerals 78.1(9). C.J.S. Mines and Minerals §§ 260–263.] “Many oil and
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nonconsent. 1. Lack of voluntary agreement. 2. Criminal law. In the law of rape, the refusal to engage willingly in sexual intercourse. See CONSENT. [Cases: Rape 8. C.J.S. Rape § 18.]