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contraband
contraband [Italian contrabbando act of smuggling, from contra- against + bando edict, law] : property that is unlawfully produced, possessed, or transported contraband per se : property that is in and of itself unlawful to possess, produce, or transport derivative contraband : property that is unlawful because it is used in committing an unlawful act ...
Contraband
Contraband [fr. Contra, Lat., against; and bando, Ital., edict], such goods as are prohibited to be imported or exported, bought or sold, either by the laws of a particular state or by special treaties; also a term applied to designate that class of commodities which neutrals are not allowed to carry during war to a belligerent power.It is a recognized general principle of the law of nations, that ships may sail to and trade with all kingdoms, countries, and states in peace with the princes or authorities whose flags they bear; and that they are not to be molested by the ships of any other power at war with the country with which they are trading, unless they engage in the conveyance of contraband goods. But great difficulty has arisen in deciding as to the goods comprised in this term.In order to obviate all disputes as to what commodities should be deemed contraband, they have sometimes been specified in treaties or conventions. But this classification is not always respected during ...
contraband per se
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Contrabandism
Traffic in contraband goods smuggling...
Derivative settlement
Derivative settlement, in Poor Law that settlement (see SETTLEMENT) which a poor person may acquire from his parent's settlement. The (English) Poor Law Act, 1930 (20 Geo. 5, c. 17), s. 85, enacts:-(1) Until a person acquires a settlement of his own or derives a settlement from a husband, that person-(a) if a legitimate child, shall take and follow, up to the age of sixteen, the settlement of his father, or if and so long as his father has no settlement, the settlement which his mother had immediately before her marriage to his father, but if after the death of the father the mother acquires a settlement (not being a derivative settlement) shall take and follow, up to the age of sixteen, that settlement;(b) if an illegitimate child, shall take and follow, up to the age of sixteen, the settlement of his mother;and shall in either case retain that settlement which under the forgoing provisions of the section he had at the age of sixteen.(2) Deals with the settlement of a married woman.(3...
Essentially derived variety
Essentially derived variety, 'essentially derived variety', in respect of a variety (the initial variety) shall be said to be 'essentially derived' from such initial variety when it (i) is predominantly derived from such initial variety, or from a variety that itself is predominantly derived from such initial variety, while retaining the expression of the essential characteristics that result from the genotype or combination or geno types of such initial variety; (ii) is clearly distinguishable from such initial variety, and (iii) conforms (except for the differences which result from the act of derivation) to such initial variety in the expression of the essential characteristics that result from the genotype or combination of genotypes of such initial variety. [Protection of Plants varieties and Farmer's Rights Act, 2001 (53 of 2001), s. 2(i)]...
derivative
derivative : a contract or security that derives its value from that of an underlying asset (as another security) or from the value of a rate (as of interest or currency exchange) or index of asset value (as a stock index) NOTE: Derivatives often take the form of customized contracts transacted outside of security exchanges, while other contracts, such as standard index options and futures, are openly traded on such exchanges. Derivatives often involve a forward contract. adj 1 : arising out of or dependent on the existence of something else compare direct 2 : of, relating to, or being a derivative [a transaction] de·riv·a·tive·ly adv ...
derivative action
derivative action : a suit brought by a shareholder on behalf of a corporation or by a member on behalf of an association to assert a cause of action usually against an officer which the corporation or association has itself failed to assert for its injuries called also derivative suit shareholder's derivative suit compare direct action NOTE: A shareholder or member bringing a derivative action must describe in the complaint attempts to obtain action from the corporate directors or association authorities, or from other shareholders or members, and the reasons these attempts failed. The plaintiff must fairly and adequately represent the other similarly situated shareholders or members, and the action may not be collusive. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.1 governs derivative actions brought in federal court. ...
derivative work
derivative work : a piece of intellectual property that substantially derives from an underlying work NOTE: Use of a derivative work that is derived from an underlying copyrighted work is infringement if the permission of the copyright owner is not obtained. ...
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