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alias
as [John Thomas Nolan, Legs Diamond] n : an assumed or additional name adj : issued after the original instrument has not produced any action [an tax warrant] [an summons] compare pluries
bankruptcy court
bankruptcy court : a court that is a unit of a federal District Court and has original jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases NOTE: Bankruptcy courts were created by Congress as part of the 1898 Bankruptcy Act.
bona fide occupational qualification
bona fide occupational qualification : a requirement (as relating to sex, religion, national origin, or age) for a particular job that does not violate the constitutional bans on discrimination see also Civil
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book value
asset equal to cost less depreciation b : the value of a corporation's capital stock expressed as its original cost less depreciation and liabilities
burglary
in a building with intent to commit a crime (as a felony) NOTE: The crime of burglary was originally defined under the common law to protect people, since there were other laws (as those defining larceny and
certification mark
or intended to be used, in commerce by someone other than its owner, to certify regional or other origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy, or other characteristics of such person's goods or services, or that the
cestui
cestui [Anglo-French, originally oblique form of cest this person, this] : beneficiary
circuit court
sits in more than one place in a judicial district: as a : a state court usually with original jurisdiction and sometimes with appellate jurisdiction b : any of the federal courts of appeals not used technically
contract
NOTE: Contracts under seal were in use long prior to the development of the requirement of consideration. They originally usually were impressed with an actual seal, but today the word seal, the abbreviation L.S., or words such
civil rights movement
also used to describe the advancement of equality for all people regardless of race, sex, age, disability, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristic.
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