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Pompeian red

A brownish red approaching maroon supposed to be imitated from the color of the wall panels of houses in Pompeii which were decorated during the last age of the Republic...

A device contained within an electrical circuit designed to interrupt the circuit when the current exceeds a preset value it is sometimes called a contact breaker Its function is to prevent fire or damage to the circuit or the devices on the circuit which could be caused by excess current such as that caused by a short circuit It differs from a fuse in not having a conducting element which melts see 2nd fuse n Circuit breakers are designed to be easily reset i e to reclose the circuit after it has been opened by the circuit breaker this is usually accomplished by simply moving a switch back and forth They are commonly used in buildings to protect individual electrical lines and are often contained in groups within a box called a circuit breaker panel which divides the current from a main electrical line into multiple circuits each protected by a separate circuit breaker Less commonly they may be found on individual devices...

arbitration

arbitration [Latin arbitratio, from arbitrari to judge, arbitrate, from arbiter onlooker, arbitrator] : the process of resolving a dispute (as between labor and management) or a grievance outside of the court system by presenting it to an impartial third party or panel for a decision that may or may not be binding compare mediation final offer arbitration : interest arbitration in which the arbitrator must accept or reject the final offer of any party and may not decide to compromise grievance arbitration : arbitration of a dispute over something in an existing collective bargaining agreement called also rights arbitration compare interest arbitration in this entry interest arbitration : arbitration of a dispute over the provisions to be entered in a new contract compare grievance arbitration in this entry rights arbitration : grievance arbitration in this entry ar·bi·tra·tion·al [Ä r-bə-trā-shə-nəl] adj ...

Batson challenge

Batson challenge [from Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), the Supreme Court ruling that prohibited the striking of jurors on a racial basis] : an objection in which one party argues that the other has used the peremptory challenge to strike one or more prospective jurors from the panel for a discriminatory purpose in violation of the equal protection guarantee of the U.S. Constitution called also Batson objection compare third-party standing NOTE: Batson challenges were originally applied to racial discrimination in jury selection but are now also applied when gender or sometimes ethnic background is an issue. The party making the objection usually must establish by evidence a prima facie case of discrimination, at which point the other party has the burden of advancing a neutral reason for the strike. ...

bench

bench 1 : the place where a judge sits in court [asked counsel to approach the ] compare bar, dock, jury box, sidebar, stand 2 : the court or system of courts serving an area [the state ] [the federal ] 3 a : the office of a judge [appointed to the ] b : the body of persons who hold positions as judges [members of the and bar] compare bar c : a judge or panel of judges hearing a case [unless the lawyer is responding to a question from the "R. H. Bork"] ...

full court

full court : a court with all or the required number of the judges present called also full bench compare en banc, panel ...

special jury

special jury : a specially selected panel of jurors called upon request of a party from a list of presumably more intelligent or knowledgeable prospective jurors for a case involving complicated issues of fact or serious felonies called also blue-ribbon jury struck jury ...

venire

venire [probably from venireman] : a panel from which a jury is to be selected compare array ...

Bilection

That portion of a group of moldings which projects beyond the general surface of a panel a bolection...

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