defensive treaty
A treaty in which each party agrees to come to the other’s aid if one is attacked by another nation. See treaty of alliance.
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loan for consumption
loan for consumption. An agreement by which a lender delivers goods to a borrower who consumes them and who is obligated to return goods of the same quantity, type, and quality. [Cases: Contracts 194.]
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extraordinary remedy
A remedy — such as a writ of mandamus or habeas corpus — not available to a party unless necessary to preserve a right that cannot be protected by a standard legal or equitable remedy. • Because there is no agreed list of extraordinary remedies, some standard remedies — such as preliminary and permanent injunctions
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constitutum debiti proprii
constitutum debiti proprii (kon-sti-t[y]oo-t[schwa]m deb-[schwa]-tIproh-pree-I). [Latin “debt agree-ment”] Roman law. See CONSTITUTUM(1).
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hereinafter
hereinafter, adv. Later in this document (the buyer agrees to purchase the property described hereinafter). — Also loosely termed hereafter.
foster child
A child whose care and upbringing are entrusted to an adult other than the child’s natural or adoptive parents, usu. by an agency. • A foster child may receive informal, voluntary care by someone (often a grandparent, other relative, or neighbor) who enters into an agreement with the parent or who simply substitutes for the
no oral modification clause
no-oral-modification clause. A contractual provision stating that the parties cannot make any oral modifications or alterations to the agreement. — Abbr. NOM clause. See INTEGRATION CLAUSE; ZIPPER CLAUSE. [Cases: Contracts 238(2). C.J.S. Contracts §§ 412–414.]
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criminal justice
criminal justice. 1. The methods by which a society deals with those who are accused of having committed crimes. See LAW ENFORCEMENT(1). 2. The field of study pursued by those seeking to enter law enforcement as a profession. • Many colleges offer degrees in criminal justice, typically after two to four years of study. —
lex fori
lex fori (leks for-I). [Latin] The law of the forum; the law of the jurisdiction where the case is pending (the lex fori governs whether the death penalty is a possible punishment for a first-degree-murder conviction). — Also termed lex ordinandi. Cf. LEX LOCI(1). [Cases: Action 17. C.J.S. Actions §§ 18–20; Conflict of Laws §§
d’oench duhme doctrine
D’Oench Duhme doctrine (dench doom). The rule that estops a borrower from asserting a claim or defense against a federal successor to a failed financial institution — if the claim or defense is based on a side or secret agreement or representation — unless the agreements or representations have been (1) put into writing, (2)
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