Mother Hubbard clause. 1. A clause stating that a mortgage secures all the debts that the mortgagor may at any time owe to the mortgagee. — Also termed anaconda clause; dragnet clause. [Cases: Mortgages 14, 114, 121. C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 143–150, 157–161, 169.] 2. Oil & gas. A provision in an oil-and-gas lease protecting the […]
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provided,conj. 1. On the condition or understanding (that) (we will sign the contract provided that you agree to the following conditions). • For the Latin antecedent of this term, see DUMMODO. 2. Except (that) (all permittees must be at least 18 years of age, provided that those with a bona fide hardship must be at
asportation (as-p[schwa]r-tay-sh[schwa]n), n. The act of carrying away or removing (property or a person). • Asportation is a necessary element of larceny. — Also termed carrying away. See LARCENY. [Cases: Kidnapping 1; Larceny 17; Robbery 10. C.J.S. Kidnapping §§ 1–2; Larceny§ 6; Robbery § 5.] — asport, vb. — asportative, adj. “There is no larceny
quamdiu bene se gesserint (kwam-dee-yoo bee-nee see jes-[schwa]r-int). [Law Latin] As long as they shall conduct themselves properly. • This term refers to the holding of an office, specif. the Act of Settlement, 1700, ch. 2, which provided that a judge’s tenure was no longer at the king’s pleasure, but could continue until death or
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concubine (kong-ky[schwa]-bIn). 1. Archaic. A woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not married. • A concubine is often considered a wife without title. A concubine’s status arises from the permanent cohabitation of a man and a woman as husband and wife although without the benefit of marriage. Cf. common-law wife under
Coverage purchased to protect a person from a loss of income during a period of incapacity for work. See general-disability insurance; occupational-disability insurance. [Cases: Insurance 1012, 2534–2579. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 4, 1088–1095, 1097, 1102, 1126, 1187–1192.]
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Special 301. Intellectual property. A provision of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 directing the U.S. Trade Representative to report annually on countries that do not provide adequate and effective protection against the pirating of goods protected by U.S. intellectual-property rights. • Countries that fail the annual audit are put on a watch
Brussels Satellite Convention. Copyright. A 1974 treaty standardizing the regulation of broadcasting and cable retransmission using satellites. • Since the Convention addresses regulation of the signal rather than copyright or neighboring rights, what is transmitted is protected even if the content is not protected by any intellectual-property right. The U.S. ratified the Brussels Satellite Convention
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automatism (aw-tom-[schwa]-tiz-[schwa]m), n. 1. Action or conduct occurring without will, purpose, or reasoned intention, such as sleepwalking; behavior carried out in a state of unconsciousness or mental dissociation without full awareness. • Automatism may be asserted as a defense to negate the requisite mental state of voluntariness for commission of a crime. [Cases: Criminal Law
servicemark. Trademarks. A name, phrase, or other device used to identify and distinguish the services of a certain provider. • Servicemarks identify and afford protection to intangible things such as services, as distinguished from the protection already provided for marks affixed to tangible things such as goods and products. — Abbr. SM. — Often shortened