emptio (emp-shee-oh), n. [Latin “purchase”] Roman & civil law. The act of buying; a purchase. — Also spelled emtio. Pl. emptiones. emptio bonorum (b[schwa]-nor-[schwa]m). [Latin “purchase of goods”] A type of forced assignment for the benefit of creditors, involving a public sale of an insolvent debtor’s estate whereby the purchaser succeeded to all the debtor’s […]
limitation-of-damages clause. A contractual provision by which the parties agree on a maximum amount of damages recoverable for a future breach of the agreement. Cf. LIQUIDATED-DAMAGES CLAUSE. [Cases: Damages 76. C.J.S. Damages §§ 176, 185–187, 194.]
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corrupt-motive doctrine. Criminal law. The rule that conspiracy is punishable only if the agreement was entered into with an evil purpose, not merely with an intent to do the illegal act. • This doctrine — which originated in People v. Powell, 63 N.Y. 88 (1875) — has been rejected by the Model Penal Code. —
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law firm administrator 律师事务所管理人员 指管理律师事务所事务的非法律工作者。拥有50名以上律师的大规模的律师事务所的出现以及法律工作者从事法律业务时间的价值的增高，促使管理人员的出现。这些管理人员通常拥有商业管理硕士学位〔M.B.A. degrees in management〕。
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finance, n. 1. That aspect of business concerned with the management of money, credit, banking, and investments (after a brief career in finance, Andrea decided to go to law school). 2. The science or study of the management of money, etc. (Bill sought a degree in finance because he wanted to be an investment banker).
Spondesne? Spondeo (spon-deez spon-dee-oh). [Latin] Roman law. Do you agree to undertake? I undertake. • This was the special phrase, available only to citizens, that created a sponsio. See SPONSIO; STIPULATIO.
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Liber Authenticorum (lI-b[schwa]r aw-then-t[schwa]-kor-[schwa]m). [Latin] Roman law. A translated, unabridged collection of Justinian’s Greek Novels, assembled between A.D. 535 and 556. • This collection is distinguished from the similar work, the Epitome Juliani. — Also termed Authenticum.
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Department of State. The cabinet-level department of the federal government responsible for advising the President in formulating and executing foreign policy. • Headed by the Secretary of State, the Department negotiates treaties and other agreements with foreign nations; speaks for the United States before the United Nations and other international organizations; and represents the United
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A geographical measure of distance equal to one-twentieth part of a degree of latitude, or three nautical miles. [Cases: Weights and Measures 3. C.J.S. Weights and Measures § 3.]
An agreement to indemnify against loss arising from a defect in title to real property, usu. issued to the buyer of the property by the title company that conducted the title search. [Cases: Insurance 1013. C.J.S. Insurance § 19.]