Sci Fi

Science fiction a common shortened form for the name of the literaray genre See science fiction...

confiscate -cat·ed -cat·ing : to seize without compensation as forfeited to the public treasury compare criminal forfeiture NOTE: Illegal items such as narcotics or firearms, or profits from the sale of illegal items, may be confiscated by law enforcement officers. Additionally, government action that reduces the value of property to a person or entity as to make it nearly worthless has been held to constitute confiscation. Examples of such government action include the passage of zoning laws that prevent the use of land for its designated purpose and the setting of utility rates so low that the utility company cannot realize a reasonable return on its investment. con·fis·ca·tion [kÄ n-fə-skā-shən] n con·fis·ca·tor [kÄ n-fə-skā-tər] n con·fis·ca·to·ry [kən-fis-kə-tōr-ē] adj ...

Fieri facias

Fieri facias, usually abbreviated fi. fa. (that you cause to be made), a judicial writ of execution, the most commonly used that lies for him who has recovered any debt or damages in the King's Courts. It is a command to the sheriff, that of the goods and chattels of the party he 'cause to be made' the sum recovered by the judgment, with interest at 4l. per cent. from the time of entered-up judgment, to be rendered to the party who sued it out. If the sheriff return nulla bona, an alias fi. fa. may issue; and upon that being returned, a pluries or testatum fi. fa. may be issued into another county. The 12th s. of the Judgments Act,1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 110), authorizes the sheriff to seize money, bank notes, cheques, bills of exchange, etc., of the person against whose effects the writ is sued out; but he cannot seize money or bank notes after the death of the debtor, Johnson v. Pickering, (1908) 1 KB 1.A writ of execution that directs a marshal or sheriff to seize and sell a defendants...

confidential

confidential 1 : known or conveyed only to a limited number of people [a disclosure] 2 : marked by or indicative of intimacy, mutual trust, or willingness to confide esp. between parties one of whom is in a position of superiority [the relationship of doctor and patient] 3 : containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty [kÄ n-fi-den-chē-a-lə-tē] n con·fi·den·tial·ly adv ...

ratify

ratify -fied -fy·ing : to make valid or effective ;esp : to adopt or affirm (as the prior act or contract of an agent) by express or implied consent with the effect of original authorization [unable to rescind the contract because he ratified it by accepting the benefits] compare reform rat·i·fi·ca·tion [ra-tə-fə-kā-shən] n rat·i·fi·er [ra-tə-fī-ər] n ...

affiliate

affiliate -at·ed -at·ing vt 1 : to bring or receive into close association as a member or division 2 : to join or associate as a member or division vi : to connect or associate oneself usually used with with [has just affiliated with the huge corporation] af·fil·i·a·tion [ə-fi-lē-ā-shən] n [ə-fi-lē-ət] n : an affiliated person or organization ;specif : a business entity effectively controlling or controlled by another or associated with others under common ownership or control compare parent, subsidiary ...

affine

affine [Middle French affin, from Latin affinis, from affinis related, from ad to + finis end, border] : a relative by marriage compare blood relative af·fi·nal [-fī-nəl] adj ...

cause

cause 1 : something that brings about an effect or result [the negligent act which was the of the plaintiff's injury] NOTE: The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause : cause in fact in this entry but-for cause : cause in fact in this entry cause in fact : a cause without which the result would not have occurred called also actual cause but-for cause concurrent cause : a cause that joins simultaneously with another cause to produce a result called also concurring cause compare intervening cause and superseding cause in this entry di·rect cause : proximate cause in this entry ef·fi·cient in·ter·ven·ing cause : superseding cause in this entry intervening cause 1 : an independent cause that follows another cause in time in producing the result but does not interrupt the chain of causation if foreseeable called also supervening cause compare concurrent cause and superseding cause in this entry 2 : super...

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