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In bonis esse

(2) held in possession without benefit of a solemn act required to transfer ownership, until ownership might be acquired by the passage of time, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 763.

Mercantile Law Amendment Act, 1856 (English)

97). Its principal enactments are: (1) that a writ of execution shall not effect a title bona fide acquired before seizure; (2) that in an action for breach of contract to deliver goods sold, a writ for

Imposed

Imposed, The word 'imposed' means the actual levy of the tax after authority to levy it has been acquired by rules duly made and sanctioned, and it is such imposition that is made subject to the general

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electron volt

a unit of energy being equal to the kinetic energy acquired by an electron when accelerated through a potential difference of one volt It is equal to 1602 x

sublicense

a license granted by a licensee that grants some or all of the rights (as to a patent) acquired under the original license sublicense vb

subrogation

the tortfeasor called also equitable subrogation 2 : an act or instance of subrogating [where an insurer has acquired by an assignment or by the right to recover for money "J. M. Landers et al."] NOTE: Subrogation

trade dress

by the Trademark (Lanham) Act of 1946 if it is not a functional part of the product, has acquired secondary meaning, and there is likelihood of confusion as to the source of the product on the part

unjust enrichment

principles of equity and justice call for restitution to the other party ;also : the retaining of property acquired esp. by fraud from another in circumstances that demand the judicial imposition of a constructive trust on behalf

well-pleaded complaint rule

well-pleaded complaint rule : a rule of procedure that federal question jurisdiction cannot be acquired over a case unless an issue of federal law appears on the face of a properly pleaded complaint

CER

a conditioned emotional response an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning

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