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Argument based on contract.
- Browse Related Terms: A contrario, Arguendo, Breach, Ex contractu, Grievance, Implied contract, Quasi ex contractu, Quasi-contract, Rescission, Statute of frauds, Tender of performance
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From the date.
- Browse Related Terms: A datu, A maximis ad minima, Ab initio, Ad finem, Ad libitum (Abbr. ad lib), Ad rem, Ad valorem, Admortization, Adversus, Agenda, Alibi, Alii, Alter ego, Anno Domini (Abbr. A.D.), Ante, Causa proxima, Cestui, Contra pacem, Coup de grace, Cum, De novo, Eo ipso, Esse, ET, Et alii (Abbr. et al.), Et sequentia (Abbr. et seq.), ex officio, Ex post facto, Gravis, Hoc, Id est (Abbr. i.e.), Idem (Abbr. Id.), In actu, In esse, In extenso, In hoc, In initio, In limine, In medias res, In rem, In toto, Indigent, Infra, Inter alia, Ipse, Ipso facto, Merger, Non, Opere citato (Abbr. op. cit.), Per viam, Post, Post hoc, Pro confesso, Pro nunc, Quantum meruit, Quid pro quo, Res judicata, Sans recours, Secundum, Sequitur (Abbr. seq.), SINE, Sui generis, Supra, Totum, Ubi supra, Ultra, Vel, Vel non, Versus (Abbr. v. or vs.), Waiver, Water rights
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To draw inference that because a certain conclusion of fact is true, then a second conclusion must also be true.
- Browse Related Terms: A fortiori, affidavit, Affirmation, certification, Non assumpsit, Notary Public, Oath, On a person's own recognizance, Personal recognizance, Promisee, Promisor, Warranty
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From the greatest to the least.
- Browse Related Terms: A datu, A maximis ad minima, Ab initio, Ad finem, Ad libitum (Abbr. ad lib), Ad rem, Ad valorem, Admortization, Adversus, Agenda, Alibi, Alii, Alter ego, Anno Domini (Abbr. A.D.), Ante, Causa proxima, Cestui, Contra pacem, Coup de grace, Cum, De novo, Eo ipso, Esse, ET, Et alii (Abbr. et al.), Et sequentia (Abbr. et seq.), ex officio, Ex post facto, Gravis, Hoc, Id est (Abbr. i.e.), Idem (Abbr. Id.), In actu, In esse, In extenso, In hoc, In initio, In limine, In medias res, In rem, In toto, Indigent, Infra, Inter alia, Ipse, Ipso facto, Merger, Non, Opere citato (Abbr. op. cit.), Per viam, Post, Post hoc, Pro confesso, Pro nunc, Quantum meruit, Quid pro quo, Res judicata, Sans recours, Secundum, Sequitur (Abbr. seq.), SINE, Sui generis, Supra, Totum, Ubi supra, Ultra, Vel, Vel non, Versus (Abbr. v. or vs.), Waiver, Water rights
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From something previously determined.
- Browse Related Terms: A priori, bankruptcy judge, presentence report, Probation officer, Registered mark, sentencing guidelines, Words and Phrases Legally Defined
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From the beginning.
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American Bankers Association number - often referred to as the "transit routing number", is the nine (9) digit electronic address of a financial institution. The ABA number is encoded in the MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) line of all checks, and is assigned to each financial institution and each branch office of that financial institution.
- Browse Related Terms: ABA #, ABC, C&A, CEAR, CFS, FASAB, PAR, SFFAC, SFFAS, statement of net cost
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Process by which the debtors estate would not benefit by the sale of certain property so the trustee will turn it back over to the debtor.
- Browse Related Terms: abandonment, abandonment of property, bankruptcy estate, core proceedings, Distribution, Exemption, exemptions, exempt property, liquidation, objection to exemptions, prebankruptcy planning, Trustee
Abandonment occurs when a spouse brings cohabitation to an end without justification, without the consent of the other spouse, and without the intent of renewing cohabitation.
- Browse Related Terms: abandonment, Alimony, Alimony in gross, Alimony recapture rule, Condonation, Indignities, Limited divorce, Lump sum alimony, Permanent alimony, Separation, Temporary alimony
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A trademark application that has been declared abandoned is "dead" and no longer pending. Abandonment occurs under several circumstances. The most common reason is when the USPTO does not receive a response to an Office Action letter from an applicant within 6 months from the date the Office action letter was mailed. Another instance is when the USPTO does not receive a Statement of Use (or request for an extension of time to file a statement of use) from an applicant within 6 months from the issuance of a Notice of Allowance). Applications abandoned for failure to respond to an Office Action or a Notice of Allowance can be revived or reinstated in certain circumstances. For more information, see Petition to Revive and Request for Reinstatement.
- Browse Related Terms: abandonment, ADS, counterpart, dead, express abandonment, filing receipt, informal application, notice of abandonment, petition to revive an application (trademark matters), request to reinstate an application
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An actual or implied giving up of an application or invention by some positive act or failure to act within a reasonable or statutorily fixed time.
- Browse Related Terms: abandonment, Abandonment of Invention, Advisory Action, Amendment, Cancellation of Claims, Disposal, Final Action, Official Action, Preliminary Amendment, prosecution, Quayle Action, Rejection, Rejection, Final
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To relinguish rights in an invention. In the U.S., an invention is considered to be abandoned, if within a reasonable time after the invention is completed, no actions are taken to make the invention publicly known. MPEP 2134, MPEP 2138.03.
- Browse Related Terms: abandonment, Abandonment of Invention, Advisory Action, Amendment, Cancellation of Claims, Disposal, Final Action, Official Action, Preliminary Amendment, prosecution, Quayle Action, Rejection, Rejection, Final
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To relinquish, either by express abandonment or by inaction, a patent application. Abandonment by inaction typically involves failure to take a required action (e.g., filing a incomplete response or not paying a fee) during the statutory period for taking the action. A U.S. patent application that was unavoidably or unintentionally abandoned, can be revived by petition. MPEP 711.
- Browse Related Terms: Abandonment of Patent Application, Allowance, Allowance, Notice of, Extension of Time, Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due, Petition for Extension of Time, Petition to Revive, Revival of Abandoned Application, Term of Patent
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Trustees declaration that the trustee has no interest in certain property because of lack of value, debtors exemption, or because it is burdensome to the administration of the estate.
- Browse Related Terms: abandonment, abandonment of property, bankruptcy estate, core proceedings, Distribution, Exemption, exemptions, exempt property, liquidation, objection to exemptions, prebankruptcy planning, Trustee
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activity based cost accounting - an accrual-based accounting method for determining unit-based costs of delivering services by allocating the costs to budgetary resources; it measures the performance and costs related to a specific activity or function.
- Browse Related Terms: ABA #, ABC, C&A, CEAR, CFS, FASAB, PAR, SFFAC, SFFAS, statement of net cost
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Describes the process by which laser-readable pits are burned into the recorded layer of optical discs, DVD-ROMs and CD-ROMs.
- Browse Related Terms: Ablate, CD-ROM, Compact Disc (CD), DAD (Digital Audio Disc), Disc mirroring, DVD (Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc), Erasable Optical Drive, HD (High Density), Juke-Box, jukebox, Laser Disc, MAPI Mail Near-Line, Mastering, Near-Line Data, Optical Discs, Phase Change, Physical Ddisc, Rewriteable Technology, volume
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Unalterable data. See Ablate.
- Browse Related Terms: Ablative, Attribute, Data Collection, Data Harvesting, Holorith, Indexing, information, scalability
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activity based management - a management methodology that combines ABC with business process analysis techniques to run, improve and measure performance for a business or organization.
- Browse Related Terms: ABM, APMS, BIA, CPIC, FFMIA, FISMA, FMFIA, OBRA, OMB, OPM, PKI, PMA, PMO, RAM, SDM
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Absence of mind.
- Browse Related Terms: Absence d'esprit, Capacity, Compos mentis, Mutual assent, Non compos mentis, Sanae mentis
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ultimate sureness with no implication of possible change.
- Browse Related Terms: Absolute Certainty, Algor mortis, Ante mortem, Arson, Cause of death, Coroner, Equivocal death, Exsanguination, Forensic Pathology, Hypostasis, Hypothermia, Manner of death, Medical Examiner, postmortem, Rigor mortis, Theory, Trauma
Absolute divorce is the termination of a marriage by legal action, requiring a petition or complaint for divorce (or dissolution in some states, including California) by one party.
a divorce in which the marriage is completely dissolved and both parties become single.
- Browse Related Terms: Absolute divorce, Annulment, Dissolution, Divorce, Equitable distribution, Malicious turning out of doors, Marital property, No fault divorce, Non-marital property, Prenuptial agreement, Reconciliation
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A requirement of some patent offices (but not the USPTO) that public disclosure or sale of an invention anywhere in the world cannot occur prior to the filing of a valid patent application.
- Browse Related Terms: Absolute Novelty, critical date, Defensive Publication, Figure Legend, Open for Public Inspection, Printed Matter, publication, SIR, Statutory Invention Registration (SIR)
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Requirement that a certain class of creditors be satisfied before payment to another class of creditors.
- Browse Related Terms: absolute priority rule, acceleration clause, adequate protection, assets, claim, current monthly income, dividend, involuntary filing, voluntary filing, workout