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pleading

forth claims, averments, allegations, denials, or defenses ;also : a written document embodying such a declaration see also relation back b : any of the allegations, averments, claims, denials, or defenses set forth in a pleading alternative pleading

Assent of personal representatives

receipt of rent and profits, but the assent was required to be definite and unambiguous. When given it related back to the date of death and as a rule it could not be withdrawn [but see Whittaker

Executor

Ch 13. Probate of the will, when obtained, is only evidence of his title; as a rule it relates back to the time of the testator' death, and as the executor derives full power from the will

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camel

the weight of the animal rests on the callous The dromedary Camelus dromedarius has one bunch on the back while the Bactrian camel Camelus Bactrianus has two The llama alpaca and vicuntildea of South America belong to … the Bactrian camel Camelus Bactrianus has two The llama alpaca and vicuntildea of South America belong to a related genus Auchenia

ceras

one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the backs of nudibranchs and other related mollusks that serve as gills … one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the backs of nudibranchs and other related mollusks that serve as gills

Relate

To bring back to restore

Partnership

Partnership, the relation which subsists between persons carrying on a business with a view to profit--so defined by s. 1, sub-s. … purposes a general partner. Further, a limited partner may not, either directly or indirectly, draw out or receive back any part of his contribution, and if he does he in no way lessens his liability [s. 4

Calamar

in order to confuse their enemies Their shell is a thin horny plate within the flesh of the back shaped very much like a quill pen In America they are called squids See Squid … A cephalopod belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera There are many species They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon

bona fide occupational qualification

Laws section equal employment opportunity commission in the Important Agencies section amendment xiv to the Constitution in the back matter compare disparate impact, disparate treatment … 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

security

a security (as a government bond) exempt from particular requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (as those relating to registration on a security exchange) fixed-income security : a security (as a bond) that provides a fixed

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