bill number
bill number. The number assigned to a proposed piece of legislation, typically designating the house in which it was introduced (S. for senate or H.R. for house of representatives) followed by a sequential number.
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ambassador extraordinary
An ambassador who is employed for a particular purpose or occasion and has limited discretionary powers. Cf. ambassador plenipotentiary.
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interesse termini
interesse termini (in-t[schwa]r-es-ee t[schwa]r-m[schwa]-nI). [Latin “interest of term or end”] Archaic. A lessee’s right of entry onto the leased property; esp., a lessee’s interest in real property before taking possession. • An interesse termini is not an estate; it is an interest for the term. It gives the lessee a claim against any person who
intrinsic
intrinsic (in-trin-zik or -sik), adj. Belonging to a thing by its very nature; not dependent on external circumstances; inherent; essential.
commercial acquiescence
Patents. Action or inaction by a patentee’s competitor that reflects the competitor’s belief that the patent is valid. • A patent owner may use another person’s actions or inactions, such as taking a license or attempting to design around a patent, as circumstantial evidence of the nonobviousness of a patented invention or of a patent’s
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hazard
hazard, n. 1. Danger or peril; esp., a contributing factor to a peril. See PERIL. extraordinary hazard. Workers’ compensation. An unusual occupational danger that is increased by the acts of employees other than the injured worker. — Also termed extraordinary danger. [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 511–520, 678. C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation §§ 288–304, 338, 409, 420, 424.]
fair cross section requirement
fair-cross-section requirement. Constitutional law. The principle that a person’s right to an impartial jury, guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, includes a requirement that the pool of potential jurors fairly represent the composition of the jurisdiction’s population. • The pool of potential jurors need not precisely match the composition of the jurisdiction. But the representation of
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deliberate indifference
Criminal law. The careful preservation of one’s ignorance despite awareness of circumstances that would put a reasonable person on notice of a fact essential to a crime. See JEWELL INSTRUCTION.
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bann
bann, n. [Law Latin] Hist. 1. The power of a court to issue an edict, esp. one relating to the public peace. 2. The edict itself. — Also termed bannum. “An essential attribute of judicial power in the later periods is the bann, the right to command and forbid. Etymologically, bann comes from a root
psychotherapist–patient privilege
A privilege that a person can invoke to prevent the disclosure of a confidential communication made in the course of diagnosis or treatment of a mental or emotional condition by or at the direction of a psychotherapist. • The privilege can be overcome under certain conditions, as when the examination is ordered by a court.
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