Unsolicited marketing material in a bulk distribution occurring in the UK. Also refer to spamming.
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MAILABLE
Suitable or admissible for transmission by the mail; belonging to the classes of articles which, by the laws and postal regulations, may be sent by post.
MAILBOX RULE
the name given to the rule that acceptance of an offer is binding to the offeror when the offer is dispatched.
MAILE
In old English law . A kind of ancient money, or silver half-pence; a small rent.
MAILED
This word, as applied to a letter, means that the letter was properly prepared for transmission by the servants of the postal department, and that it was put in the […]
MAILING LIST
Listed physical mailing addresses. Names, phone numbers, household income levels, and geographical location are typical data elements on the list. Used to send advertisements and relevant information to listed individuals. […]
MAILLS AND DUTIES
In Scotch law. The rents of an estate. Bell.
MAILMERGE
Function available in most word processing programs that merges text and a form-letter intended for many recipients, but with each letter personalized for each recipient. The program formats each recipient’s […]
MAIM
To deprive a person of a member or part of the btfdy. the loss of which renders him less capable of fighting: to commit mayhem, (q. v.) State v. Johnson, […]
MAIN
L. Fr. A hand. More commonly written “mcpn.”
MAIN AS
In old English law . A false oath; perjury. Cowell. Probably from Sax. “manath” or “mainath” a false or deceitful oath.
MAIN STREET
1. Descriptive term for the average working middle-class American. 2. Typically a city or town’s primary street.
MAINE-PORT
A small tribute, commonly of loaves of bread, which in some places the parishioners paid to the rector In lieu of small tithes . Cowell.
MAINOUR
In criminal law . An article stolen, when found in the hands of the thief. A thief caught with the stolen goods iu his possession is said to be taken […]
MAINOVRE, or MAINCEUVRE
A trespass committed by hand. See 7 Rich. II. c. 4.
MAINPERNABLE
Capable of being bailed; bailable; admissible to bail on giving surety by mainpernors.
MAINPERNOR
In old practice. A surety for the appearance of a person under arrest, who is delivered out of custody into the hands of his bail. “Mainpernors” differ from “bail” in […]
MAINPRISE
The delivery of a person into the custody of mainpernors, (q. v.) Also the name of a writ (now obsolete) commanding the sheriff to take the security of main- pernors […]
MAINSTREAM
Readily-available, products and services appealing to the general public. Contrast to a very selective subset of the public.
MAINSWORN
Forsworn, by making false oath with hand (main) on book. Used In the north of England. BrownL 4; Hob. 125.
MAINTAIN
To maintain an action or suit is to commence or institute it; the term imports the existence of a cause of action . Boutiller v. The Milwaukee, 8 Minn. 105, […]
MAINTAIN AN ACTION
term applies to the keeping going of a law suit to its final conclusion.
MAINTAINABILITY
Characteristic of useful design. Conscious plan that fixing failed equipment, machine, or system will occur as designed. Ability to restore a thing within a given timeframe, using the prescribed practices […]
MAINTAINABILITY PARAMETERS
Equipment, machine, or system’s assigned and specified quantitative and qualitative features. Intended to ensure that it meets warranted maintainability expectations and specifications. Mean time to repair (MTR), mean time between […]
MAINTAINED
In pleading. A technical word indispensable In an indictment for maintenance. 1 Wils. 325.