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A technique in automated data analysis usually performed on a computer by which a group of characteristic properties of an unknown object is compared with the comparable groups of characteristics of a set of known objects to discover the idenity or proper classification of the unknown object...
Something
Anything unknown undetermined or not specifically designated a certain indefinite thing an indeterminate or unknown event an unspecified task work or thing...
Dormant partners
Dormant partners, subject to s. 2, (English) Partner-ship Act, 1890, and the (English) Business Names Registration Act, 1916, those whose names are not known or do not appear as partners, but who nevertheless are silent partners, and partake of the profits, and thereby become partners, either absolutely to all intents and purposes, or at all events in respect to third parties. dormant partners, in strictness of language, mean those who are merely passive in the firm, whether known or unknown, in contradistinction to those who are active and conduct the business of the firm as principals. Unknown partners are properly secret partners: but in common parlance they are usually designated by the appellation of dormant partners. They are held responsible as partners, until retirement, to third parties, although they maynot be so chargeable inter se. consult Lindleyon Partnership. See PARTNERSHIP (LIMITED PARTNERSHIP) and BUSINESS NAMES REGISTRATION ACT, 1916; DISCLOSURE....
docket
docket [earlier doggette docquet summary, abstract, of unknown origin] 1 a : a formal abridged record of the proceedings (as motions, orders, and judgments) in a legal action [the clerk shall keep a in each case "U.S. Code"] b : a register of such records 2 a : a list of legal actions to be heard by a court [the nearly 500 such cases on court s "Rorie Sherman"] compare calendar b : the caseload of a court [a great part of our consisted of regulatory agency cases "R. H. Bork"] vt : to enter in a docket (as of a case or a court) [closure motions must be ed sufficiently in advance "W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel"] compare calendar ...
fanciful marks
fanciful marks Comprise terms that have been invented for the sole purpose of functioning as a trademark or service mark. Such marks comprise words that are either unknown in the language (e.g., "Pepsi", "Kodak", "Exxon") or are completely out of common usage (e.g., "Flivver"). Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...
fictitious name
fictitious name : a name (as John Doe) used in a complaint when the party's name is unknown at the time of filing or when the party's identity is being kept private ...
Jane Roe
Jane Roe : a female party to a legal proceeding whose true identity is unknown or whose true name is being withheld compare john doe, richard roe ...
John Doe
John Doe : a party to legal proceedings (as a suspect) whose true name is unknown or withheld compare jane roe, richard roe ...
lost
lost 1 : not made use of, won, or claimed [ opportunity costs] 2 : unintentionally gone out of or missing from one's possession or control 3 : ruined or destroyed physically ;also : in an unknown physical condition or location [a ship] ...
mysterious disappearance
mysterious disappearance : the loss of property under unknown or puzzling circumstances which are difficult to explain or understand ...
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