adulterate -at·ed -at·ing : to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element ;esp : to prepare for sale by omitting a valuable ingredient or by replacing more valuable ingredients with less valuable or inert and usually harmful ingredients or with ingredients different from those claimed NOTE: Under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, a device such as a piece of medical equipment that is defective in some way is considered adulterated. adul·ter·a·tion [ə-dəl-tə-rā-shən] n adul·ter·a·tor [ə-dəl-tə-rā-tər] n ...
arbitrary 1 : depending on individual discretion (as of a judge) and not fixed by standards, rules, or law [the manner of punishment is ] 2 a : not restrained or limited in the exercise of power [an government] b : marked by or resulting from the unrestrained exercise of power [protection from arrest and detention] 3 a : based on preference, bias, prejudice, or convenience rather than on reason or fact [an standard] [different provisions for the married and the unmarried were irrational and "K. A. Cohen"] b : existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as an unreasonable act of individual will without regard for facts or applicable law often used in the phrase arbitrary and capricious [an agency finding or conclusion of lack of evidence would be and capricious if the record afforded no substantial basis for such a finding "Irvin v. Hobby, 131 F. Supp. 851 (1955)"] NOTE: Under section 706 of the Administrative Procedure Act, a court shall set aside an agency's a...
contract [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com- with, together + trahere to draw] 1 : an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty ;also : a document embodying such an agreement see also accept, bargain, breach, cause, consent, consideration, duty, meeting of the minds, obligation, offer, performance, promise, rescind, social contract, subcontract Uniform Commercial Code in the Important Laws section NOTE: Contracts must be made by parties with the necessary capacity (as age or mental soundness) and must have a lawful, not criminal, object. Except in Louisiana, a valid contract also requires consideration, mutuality of obligations, and a meeting of the minds. In Louisiana, a valid contract requires the consent of the parties and a cause for the contract in addition to c...
defense 1 : the act or action of defending see also self-defense 2 a : the theory or ground that forms the basis for a defendant's opposition to an allegation in a complaint or to a charge in a charging instrument (as an indictment) ;also : the evidence and arguments presented supporting the defendant's opposition see also accord, alibi, assumption of risk, coercion, consent contributory negligence at negligence, denial, diminished capacity, duress, entrapment, estoppel, fraud, infancy, insanity, intoxication, laches, mistake, necessity, res judicata, statute of limitations absolute defense : complete defense in this entry af·fir·ma·tive defense : a defense that does not deny the truth of the allegations against the defendant but gives some other reason (as insanity, assumption of risk, or expiration of the statute of limitations) why the defendant cannot be held liable NOTE: The defendant bears the burden of proof as to affirmative defenses. choice of evils d...
remove re·moved re·mov·ing vt : to change the location, position, station, status, or residence of: as a : to have (an action) transferred from one court to another and esp. from a state court to a federal court see also separable controversy NOTE: Section 1441 et seq. of title 28 of the U.S. Code allows a defendant who is brought into a state court to remove the action to federal district court when diversity of citizenship exists, when the action involves a claim or right arising under the U.S. Constitution or under laws or treaties of the U.S., or when the defendant is a foreign country or its agency or instrumentality. Civil actions and criminal prosecutions brought against an officer or agency of the U.S. for any act under color of office may also be removed. b : to dismiss from office [an independent counsel…may be removed from office…only by the personal action of the Attorney General "U.S. Code"] c : to take away [should his incapacity be remo...
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine a drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines but originally synthesized to avoid the drug laws it is now a controlled substance It is informally called ecstasy It is used by some abusively and illegally without a prescription...
a drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines but to avoid the drug laws but now a controlled substance Called also MDMA...
A chemical substance C17H14O4S molecular weight 31436 used in medicine as an analgesic to alleviate pain and inflammation it is a synthetic compound and is marketed by Merck amp Co under the trade name Vioxx in tablets giving dosages of 125 or 25 milligrams It is classed as a non steroidal anti inflammatory drug NSAID Chemically it is 4 4 methylsulfonyphenyl 3 phenyl 25H furanone Its chemical structure contains two phenyl rings and a furanone ring It is believed to act by inhibition of prostaglandin biosynthesis through inhibition of the enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 COX 2 unlike aspirin it does not inhibit cyclooxygenase 1...
Abolition [fr. abolir, Fr.; aboleo, Lat.], a destroying; also the leave given by the sovereign or judges to a criminal accuser to desist from further prosecution, 25 Hen. 8, c. 21.Abolition means, 'to destroy, extinguish, abrogate or annihilate', Gurdit Singh Aulakh v. State of Punjab, (1974) 2 SCC 592: AIR 1974 SC 2058. [Rules of Business of the Govt. of. Punjab, (1953) R. 28(1)(XXII)]Means the act of abolishing, the state of being annulled or abrogate; the legal termination of slavery in the United States; in civil law a sovereign's remission of punishment for a crime, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 5....
Amendment, a correction of any errors in the writ or pleadings in actions, suits, or prosecutions. The power of allowing amendments has been much extended by modern statutes and rules, but it will not be exercised to the prejudice of a party to the proceeding; apart from this, it is in general a mere matter of costs.1. Amendment of proceedings in the Supreme Court. By R. S. C. Ord. XXVIII., r. 1, the Court or a judge may, at any stage of the proceedings, allow either party to alter or amend his indorsement or pleadings, in such manner and on such terms as may be just, and all such amendments shall be made as may be necessary for the purpose of determining the real questions in controversy between the parties. This is the general principle. The remaining rules of the Order prescribe the practice in detail; they allow the plaintiff to amend his statement of claim once without leave, and the defendant similarly to amend a counterclaim or set-off. But a defence cannot be amended without le...