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generic term

source, and are not registrable. Examples include: "Classes Online" for classes provided via the Internet, "Pizza.com" for pizza ordering and delivery services, and "Live Plants" for plant nurseries. Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

judicial

the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction compare administrative, executive, legislative 2 : created, ordered, or enforced by a court [a foreclosure] compare conventional, legal ju·di·cial·ly adv

legal separation

not involve a dissolution of the marriage but in which certain arrangements (as for maintenance and custody) are ordered by the court called also divorce a mensa et thoro judicial separation separation from bed and board

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mutual

mutual 1 : directed by each toward the other : reciprocal [ orders of protection in domestic violence cases "L. H. Schafran and Norman Wikler"] 2 : shared in common :

pain

pain 1 : punishment 2 a : physical discomfort associated with bodily disorder (as disease or injury) b : acute mental or emotional suffering pain·less adj pain·less·ly adv on pain of or un·der pain of :...

Baronet

A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary The

palimony

palimony [blend of pal and alimony] : a court-ordered allowance paid by one member of a couple formerly living together out of wedlock to the other not

publish

publish 1 : to make known to another or to the public generally NOTE: For purposes of defamation, a defamatory communication made to only one third party may be considered published. 2 a : to proclaim...

quasi-legislative

procedure that is concerned with the promulgation of rules and regulations or the adoption of laws, charters, or orders and that is based on authority derived from the legislature by statute [quasi-judicial decisions are more closely scrutinized

reason

termination in writing] 2 a : the faculty of comprehending, inferring, or distinguishing esp. in a fair and orderly way b : the proper and sane exercise of the mind

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