disembodied technology. Intellectual property. Know-how or knowledge that is in the form of information only. • Disembodied technology includes proprietary technology and information in the public domain. Cf. EMBODIED TECHNOLOGY.
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Pentagon Force Protection Agency. A unit in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for operating the Pentagon police force and providing basic law enforcement and security for the Pentagon and other military installations in the Washington, D.C. area. • The Agency was formed after the Pentagon was attacked on September 11, 2001. — Abbr. PFPA.
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A temporary protective order granted on an expedited basis, usu. after an ex parte hearing (without notice to the other side), most commonly to provide injunctive relief from an abuser in a domestic-violence case; esp., a short-term restraining order that is issued at the request of a law-enforcement officer in response to a domestic-violence complaint
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Bankruptcy. The protection afforded to a holder of a secured claim against the debtor, such as a periodic cash payment or an additional lien [the bankruptcy court permitted the lender to foreclose on the debtor’s home after finding a lack of adequate protection of the lender’s property interest].11 USCA § 361. [Cases: Bankruptcy 3062.C.J.S. Bankruptcy
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protecting power. Int’l law. A country responsible for protecting another country’s citizens and interests during a conflict or a suspension of diplomatic ties between the citizens’ country and a third party. • After a protecting power is accepted by both belligerents, it works to ensure the proper treatment of nationals who are in a belligerent’s
A class of people who benefit from protection by statute, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, or religion. [Cases: Civil Rights 1007, 1107, 1152, 1165. C.J.S. Civil Rights §§ 2–5, 7–9, 11–13, 18, 22, 26–27, 30–31, 33–37, 41–42, 44, 67, 88.]
Directive on the Legal Protection of Databases. Copyright. A 1996 European Commission initiative that sets uniform copyright protection among members for databases of original content and requires a sui generis system of protection for databases that do not qualify for copyright protection because their content is not original. — Also termed Database Directive.
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adequate protection. Bankruptcy. The protection afforded to a holder of a secured claim against the debtor, such as a periodic cash payment or an additional lien (the bankruptcy court permitted the lender to foreclose on the debtor’s home after finding a lack of adequate protection of the lender’s property interest).11 USCA § 361. [Cases: Bankruptcy
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He must protect himself if he can do so at trifling expense. 得以微小代价自保者须自保。 有关损害赔偿法中的一项原则。依该原则，即使为减轻损失而采取措施可能引起费用负担，但只要该费用小于间接损失，受害人就有义务采取该项措施。
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antecessor (an-t[schwa]-ses-[schwa]r oran-t[schwa]-ses-[schwa]r), n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. A professor of law. 2. Hist. An ancestor. 3. Hist. A predecessor to an office.