the term that describes car insuramce where each party pays towards a share of damages regardless of who was at fault.

Restricting or discouraging a community’s commercial development as a practice.

Shareholders can reinvest dividends they receive into more shares without any fees in this type of program offered by publicly-held companies. The company directly issues the resulting stock purchased.

Supplier will give no award or order below this type of minimum acceptable price.

An agreement clause between an owner and a prospective buyer to suspend all other purchase negotiations for a stated time period . In other words, the seller agrees to stop […]

Notify On Arrival. A definitive, mandated instruction to the carrier by the consignor to notify the consignee at shipment arrival.

A continuous factors’ series suffering abrupt, disconnected interruptions. These changes affect value distribution all along the continuum, often skipping values in an upward or downward direction. Also refer to Joseph […]

In Scotch law. An equitable power of the court of session , to give relief when none is possible at law. Ersk. Inst. 1, 3, 22; Bell. Nobiles magis plectuntur […]

In English law . A division of the people, comprehending dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons. These had anciently duties annexed to their respective honors. They are created either by […]

Inert or near-inert metal showing little or no chemical activity with atmosphere and mild acids. Gold, silver, and platinum are such metals. They do not rust or corrode, displaying an […]

From Latin “nocere.” Guilty. “The nocent person.” 1 Vera. 429.

By night. An abolished writ which issued out of chancery, and re- turned to the queen’s bench , for the prostration of inclosures, etc.

Entertainment of meat and drink for so many nights. Domesday.

Lat. In old English law . A nuisance. A’ocnmcntum ilamnosum, a nuisance occasioning loss or damage. Hoeumcntum injiirlosuin. an injurious nuisance. For the latter only a remedy was given. Bract, […]

1. Device role to receive, send, or process data in a telecommunication network. 2. Point or nexus for two or more interfacing devices or two or more line or link […]

1. In Communication , this is any interference with a communication’s clarity or accuracy. Superfluous message data or words are noise as they detract from the message’s meaning. 2. In […]

A disruptive element altering linear equation series’ results, known as a dynamical system. Also refer to system noise or observational noise.

a Latin term that means a case is terminated by the prosecuting attorney during a trial. Also called nolled.

I>at. Whether willing or unwilling; consenting or not.

Fr. In French law . Freight. The same with “fret.” Ord. Mar. liv. 3, tit. 3.

Fr. In French marine law. Affreightment . Ord. Mar. liv. 3, tit. 1.

Lat. In practice . A formal entry upon the record, by the plaintiff in a civil suit or the prosecuting officer in a criminal action , by which he declares […]

near high mountains covered with snow. Du Cange.

Lat. In the civil law . A name; the name, style, or designation of a person. Properly, the name showing to what gens or tribe he belonged, as distinguished from […]

Official names, terms, or specialized vocabulary as a set or system, used in a specific area, discipline, or subject, like accounting, engineering , finance, or law. As an online dictionary, […]