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manslaughter

done in an unlawful, reckless, or grossly negligent manner see also reckless homicide at homicide NOTE: The exact formulation of the elements of involuntary manslaughter vary from state to state esp. with regard to the level of

postnuptial agreement

: an agreement that is made between spouses regarding the division of marital property and that is usually formulated in contemplation of separation or divorce

Formularize

To reduce to a forula to formulate

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protocol

an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction 2 a : a preliminary memorandum often formulated and signed by diplomatic negotiators as a basis for a final convention or treaty b : the records

Rule 10b-5

10b-5 [10b-5 from the section of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to which the rule was formulated] : a rule adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in furtherance of the Securities Exchange Act that

rulemaking

rulemaking : the making of rules ;specif : the quasi-legislative formulation of rules (as regulations) by an administrative agency that must be carried out in line with procedure prescribed

substantial capacity test

test Model Penal Code test compare diminished capacity, irresistible impulse test, m'naghten test NOTE: This test was first formulated in the Model Penal Code and has been adopted by many jurisdictions.

Wharton's Rule

Wharton's Rule [after Francis Wharton (1820-89), American lawyer and author, who formulated it] : a rule that prohibits the prosecution of two persons for conspiracy to commit a particular offense

conceptualization

the act of formulating or making a concept of something

Devise

in the mind by new combinations of ideas new applications of principles or new arrangement of parts to formulate by thought to contrive to excogitate to invent to plan to scheme as to devise an engine a

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