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trespass [Anglo-French trespas violation of the law, actionable wrong, from Old French, crossing, passage, from trespasser to go across, from tres across + passer to pass] : wrongful conduct causing harm to another: as a : a willful act or active negligence as distinguished from a mere omission of a duty that causes an injury to or invasion of the person, rights, or esp. property of another ;also : the common-law form of action for redress of injuries directly caused by such a wrongful act compare trespass on the case in this entry b : trespass quare clausum fregit in this entry con·tinu·ing trespass : a trespass that continues until the act (as of depriving another of his or her property without the intent to steal it) or instrumentality (as an object placed wrongfully on another's land) causing it is ended or removed criminal trespass : trespass to property that is forbidden by statute and punishable as a crime as distinguished from trespass that creates a cause o...
subornation
subornation : an act or instance of suborning [ of perjured statements] [to protect witnesses from intimidation and "WBZ-TV4 v. DA for the Suffolk Dist., 562 N.E.2d 817 (1990)"] NOTE: Subornation of perjury is a crime. ...
referendum
referendum pl: -da [-də] or: -dums [New Latin, from Latin, neuter of referendus, gerundive of referre to refer] : the submission to popular vote of a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative ;also : the popular vote on a measure so submitted ...
administrator
administrator 1 : a person appointed by a probate court to manage the distribution of the assets in the estate of a person who has died without leaving a valid will or leaving a will that does not name an executor able or willing to perform see also administratrix letters of administration at letter compare executor, personal representative administrator ad litem : an administrator appointed to represent an estate that is a necessary party to a lawsuit administrator cum testamento annexo : administrator with the will annexed in this entry administrator de bo·nis non [-dē-bō-nis-nÄ n, -dā-bō-nis-nōn] : an administrator appointed to administer the remaining assets in the estate when the preceding administrator or executor can or will no longer perform administrator pen·den·te li·te [-pen-den-tē-lī-tē, -pen-den-tā-lē-tā] : special administrator in this entry administrator with the will annexed : an ...
partner
partner : one of two or more persons associated as joint principals in carrying on a business for the purpose of enjoying a joint profit : a member of a partnership ;specif : a partner in a law firm dormant partner : silent partner in this entry general partner : a partner whose liability for partnership debts and obligations is unlimited compare limited partner in this entry lim·it·ed partner : a partner in a venture who has no management authority and whose liability is limited to the amount of his or her investment compare general partner in this entry partner in com·men·dam [-in-kə-men-dəm, -kō-men-dÄ m] in the civil law of Louisiana : limited partner in this entry si·lent partner : a partner who takes no active part in conducting the partnership business but who receives a share of its profits and whose existence is often not made public called also dormant partner ...
pander
pander : to sell or distribute by pandering [had no protected right to prurient materials "Dunigan Enterprises v. DA for the Northern District, 415 N.E.2d 251 (1981)"] vi : to engage in pandering [counts included…conspiracy to and receive the earnings of a prostitute "State v. Tocco, 750 P.2d 874 (1988)"] n [Middle English Pandare, character who procured for Troilus the love of Cressida in Troilus and Creseyde, poem by Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1342-1400)] : one who engages in pandering : panderer ...
memorandum
memorandum pl: -dums or: -da [-də] 1 : a usually informal written communication 2 : a record (as a note) which is used by a party seeking to enforce an otherwise oral agreement in accordance with the Statute of Frauds to prove that the other party agreed to a contract and which need not contain all the terms of the contract itself 3 : brief 4 : memorandum decision ...
mandatory
mandatory : containing or constituting a command : being obligatory man·da·to·ri·ly [-tȯr-i-lē] adv ...
foundation
foundation 1 : a basis upon which something stands or is supported ;specif : a witness's preliminary testimony given to identify or explain evidence being offered at trial and establish its connection to the issue for which it is offered [the lack of any for the orthopedic surgeon's familiarity with the…standard of care rendered the surgeon's opinion testimony inadmissible "National Law Journal"] NOTE: Before evidence can be admitted at trial, the foundation for it must be laid by the party offering it. A foundation must also be laid for the qualification of a witness as an expert, or for the assertion of a privilege. 2 a : funds given for the permanent support of an institution : endowment b : an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance foun·da·tion·al adj ...
document
document 1 : a writing (as a deed or lease) conveying information see also instrument 2 a : something (as a writing, photograph, or recording) that may be used as evidence b : an official paper (as a license) relied on as the basis, proof, or support of something (as a right or privilege) [dÄ -kyə-ment] vt 1 a : to furnish documentary evidence of b : to provide with exact references to authoritative supporting information 2 : to furnish (as a ship) with documents (as ship's papers) ...
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