Law terms starting with S

274 terms

S&T science and technology
SAFE Secure Application Filed Electronically
Safety & Security Inspections the review or audit of procedures and equipment to ensure the safety and security of laboratory personnel and facilities
sampling The process of digitizing analog information to identify relevant information.
Sampling Rate The frequency at which analog signals are converted to digital values during digitization. The higher the rate, the more accurate the process.
SAN Storage Area Network
SAN (Storage Area Network) A high-speed subnetwork of shared storage devices. A storage device is a machine that contains nothing but a disc or discs for storing data.
Sanae mentis Of a sound mind; sane.
Sandbox A network or series of networks that are not connected to other networks.
Sans recours Without recourse.
SB "SB" is used today as part of the label in our form designations (e.g., PTO/SB/05 ).
Scalability The capacity of a system to expand without requiring major reconfiguration or re-entry of data.
Scale-to-Gray An option to display a black and white image file in an enhanced mode, making it easier to view.
Scan Resolution A scan setting referring to the number of dots per inch (dpi) that are stored. The greater the dpi, the greater the amount of captured detail on the scan.
scanner In medicine, an instrument that takes pictures of the inside of the body.
Scanning Scanning is the process of converting a hard copy paper document into a digital image for use in a computer system.
Scanning Services Services that create an electronic image or electronic document version of a paper-based document.
Scanning Software Software that enables a scanner to deliver industry standard formats for images in a collection. Enables the use of OCR and coding of the images.
Scene an area, object, or person external to the examining forensic laboratory facility, from which evidence is identified, documented, collected, and/or…
schedules Detailed lists filed by the debtor along with (or shortly after filing) the petition showing the debtor's assets, liabilities, and other financial…
scheduling Senate practice today generally concedes to the Majority Leader the prerogative of arranging the floor schedule of the Senate and making unanimous consent…
Schema A set of rules or conceptual model for data structure and content, such as a description of the data content and relationships in a database.
Science A systematic gathering of knowledge. The observation, identification, description, experimental investigation and the theoretical explanation of phenomena.
Scientific method Procedures for the systematic gathering of knowledge. These procedures generally involve: state the problem develop a hypothesis test the hypothesis form…
Scientist A person who has studied science, especially one who is active in a particular field of investigation.
Scilicet (Abbr. scil.) To wit; that is to say (most often seen in pleadings abbreviated as s. or ss.)
scope what is included - as in the scope of a claim
SCORE Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners
scorekeeping Procedures for tracking and reporting on the status of congressional budgetary actions, including up-to-date tabulations and reports on congressional…
SCP Standing Committee on the Law of Patents
Scroll Bar The bar on the side or bottom of a window that allows the user to scroll up and down through the windows contents.
SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) Pronounced skuzzy. A common, industry standard, electronic interface (highway) between computers and peripherals, such as hard discs, CD-ROM drives and…
SDLT (Super DLT) A type of backup tape which can hold up to 220 GB or 330 CDs, depending on the data file format. See DLT.
SDM System Development Manager
Seal To mark a document with a seal; to authenticate or make binding by affixing a seal. Court seal, corporate seal.
search See Compliance Search, Concept Search, Contextual Search, Boolean Search, Full-Text Search, Fuzzy Search, Index, Keyword Search, Pattern Recognition…
search copy copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the International Searching Authority.
Search Engine A program that enables search for keywords or phrases, such as on web pages throughout the World Wide Web.
Search Report A report containing a list of citations of prior art references that, in the opinion of the searcher, are material to the patentability of a claimed…
Search warrant A written order issued by a judge that directs a law enforcement officer to search a specific area for a particular piece of evidence.
Searchable PDF A PDF file that has either been created from an existing electronic document (Word, Excel, etc) containing text, or a scanned or image based file that has…
Searching The ability to look within the data and search by a name, date, or keyword to find desired information.
SEAS Secure Environment Access Solution
Secondary authority Legal encyclopedias, treatises, legal texts, law review articles, and citators. Writings which set forth the opinion of the writer as to the law.
Secondary Considerations Objective evidence of non-obviousness. MPEP 2141, MPEP 716.01(a).
secretaries, party The Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority are elected to serve as scheduling and information coordinators between the party floor…
secretary of the Senate The chief legislative officer nominated by the majority party conference and elected by the Senate.
Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability a sworn statement, filed by the owner of a mark registered on the Principal Register, claiming "incontestable" rights in the mark for the goods/services…
Section 8 Declaration of Continued Use a sworn statement, filed by the owner of a registration that the mark is in use in commerce. Section 8 of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1058.
Section 8 Declaration of Excusable Nonuse a sworn statement, filed by the owner of a registration, that the mark is not in use in commerce due to special circumstances that excuse such nonuse and…
Section 9 Renewal Application a sworn document, filed by the owner of a registration, to avoid the expiration of a registration.
Section Evidence Area a secured room or cabinet for temporary storage of evidence by analysts.
Sector Gap Sectors consist of fixed blocks of storage space that usually contain 512 bytes of data.
Secundum According to.
Secundum legem According to law.
Secundum regulam According to rule.
Secure area a locked space (for example, cabinet, vault or room) with access restricted to personnel authorized by the laboratory director.
secured creditor A creditor holding a claim against the debtor who has the right to take and hold or sell certain property of the debtor in satisfaction of some or all of…
Secured debts In bankruptcy, a debt is secured if the debtor gave the creditor a right to repossess the property or goods used as collateral.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent federal agency that oversees and regulates the securities industry in the United States and…
Sedona ConferenceÃÂ® E-Discovery Glossary The Sedona Conference Glossary for E-Discovery and Digital Information Management, a project of The Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document…
select or special committee A committee established by the Senate for a limited time period to perform a particular study or investigation.
Self-defense The claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of…
Self-incrimination, privilege against The constitutional right of people to refuse to give testimony against themselves that could subject them to criminal prosecution.
Self-proving will A will whose validity does not have to be testified to in court by the witnesses to it, since the witnesses executed an affidavit reflecting proper…
Seminal pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen; "seminal fluid".
Semper fidelis Always faithful.
Senate Manual A document that contains the Senate's standing rules and orders and other laws and regulations that apply to the Senate.
senator The Constitution requires that a Senator be at least 30 years old, a citizen of the United States for at least nine years, and an inhabitant of the State…
seniority The status given Senators according to their length of service, which entitles a Senator with greater seniority to preferential treatment in matters such…
Sentence The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime. See concurrent and consecutive sentences.
Sentence Report See Presentence Report.
Sentencia concurrente Cuando una orden judicial permite que dos o más sentencias se cumplan simultáneamente en vez de consecutivamente.
Sentencia, fallo Decisión final de un tribunal que resuelve el asunto disputado.
sentencing guidelines A set of rules and principles established by the United States Sentencing Commission that trial judges use to determine the sentence for a convicted…
Sentencing hearing A court hearing at which the defendant is sentenced. At the hearing, the court considers the attorneys' comments on the probation officer's…
Sentencing range One of the goals of guidelines sentencing is to ensure that similar offenders who commit similar crimes are given similar sentences.
Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 A statute passed by Congress which establishes the U.S. Sentencing Commission and gives the Commission authority to issue sentencing guidelines for use in…
Separation see "limited divorce."
Sequence Checking A verification of the alphanumeric sequence of the 'key' field in items to be processed.
sequence listing -- see bio-sequence listing
Sequence Rules Rules promulgated by a patent office that concern the form of disclosures of inventions that contain nucleotide sequence data and/or amino acid sequence…
sequester To separate. Sometimes juries are separated from outside influences during their deliberations.
Sequestration of witnesses Keeping all witnesses (except plaintiff and defendant) out of the courtroom except for their time on the stand, and cautioning them not to discuss their…
Sequitur (Abbr. seq.) It follows. See et sequentia.
sergeant at arms The chief security officer of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and staff in the office help to preserve order in the Senate chamber, the Senate galleries…
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) A connection to the Internet in which the interface software runs in the local computer, rather than the Internets.
Serial Number a number assigned to a patent application when it is filed. A serial number is usually used together with a two digit series code to distinguish between…
series code a two digit code representing a period of time. Application Filing Date - examples: 01/01/1979-12/31/1986 Series 06; 01/01/1987-12/31/1992 Series 07…
Serif The little cross bars or curls at the end of strokes on certain type fonts.
Serology The branch of science dealing with the measurement and characterization of antibodies and other immunological substances in body fluids, particularly…
Server Any computer on a network that contains data or applications shared by users of the network on their client PCs.
Service See Services
service component a self contained business process or service with predetermined functionality that may be exposed through a business or technology interface -- see SCM…
service mark Not every business opportunity must be registered with the Department of Banking under the Connecticut Business Opportunity Investment Act.
service of process The delivering of writs, summonses, subpoenas or other documents by delivering them to the party named in the document. Also referred to as "service."
Service-Level Agreement A service-level agreement is a contract that defines the technical support or business parameters that a service provider or outsourcing firm will provide…
Session The period during which Congress assembles and carries on its regular business.
Settlement After negotiating, the amount you agree to accept from the insurance company as full payment for your loss.
Settlement conference A settlement conference is a meeting at which the parties and their lawyers attempt to settle the case before trial.