A German loan with transferable interest rates among investors.

An abbreviation for ” scire facias , (g. v.)

Knowledge that is comprised of verifiable and measurable facts that hav ebeen acquired by the application of a scientific method .

Lat. In English law . The name given to a clause inserted in the record by which it is made “known that the justice here in court, in this same […]

Lat. It is to be known ; be it remarked. In the books of the civil law, this phrase is often found at the beginning of a chapter or paragraph, […]

Lat, Knowingly. The term is used in pleading to signify an allegation (or that part of the declaration or in- dictment which contains it) setting out the defendant’s previous knowledge […]

An approach to collecting facts that does not rely on intuition and guess work.

The testing of a hypothesis or theory that is objective and in a controlled environment .

A fact that has been acquired through the scientific method . Testing is rigorous and independent , needs peer review and subsequent publication , needs a measurement of potential or […]

An independent and verified description of a link between a cause and an effect. It wil be deduced from observations and experiments and is considered to be applicable universally.

A school of mangement from the early 20th centuryconcerned with the efficiency of workers.

A method that is used in interpreting and gathering market information that involves analytical testing and statistics.

A step-by-step approach to solving problems. Identify and define the problem, accumulate data, formulate a hypothesis, conduct experiments to prove hypothesis, interpret results in an objective manner and repeat.

A way that has been devised to write down very small numbers and very large numbers.

The application of the scientific method to investigate any relationships amongst natural phenomena or to solve a technical or medical problem.

Lat. To-wit; that is to say. A word used in pleadings and other instru- ments, as introductory to a more particular statement of matters previously mentioned in general terms. Hob. […]

Lat. A spark; a remaining particle; the least particle.

the term that is applied to a particle of evidence that may be insignificant.

to become such. See Gordon Y. Cornes. 47 N. Y. 616; Board of Regents v. Painter, 102 Mo. 464. 14 S. W. 938, 10 L. R. A. 493.

Lat In practice . The name given to the sheriff’s return to a writ of scire facias that he has caused notice to be given to the party or parties […]

In English law . The name of a writ formerly used to recover the amount of a judgment from an executor. Scire leges non hoc est verba earum tenere, sed […]

In old English law . A tax or prestation paid to the sheriff for holding the assizes or county courts. Cowell.

Lat In old English law . A cutting. kScissio auricularutn, cropping of the ears. An old punishment. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 38,

The sitting or standing on any place; the seat or situation of a cap- ital messuage, or the ground whereon it stands. Jacob.

A troublesome and angry wo- mau, who, by brawling and wrangling among her neighbors, breaks the public peace, increases discord, and becomes a public nui- sance to the neighborhood . […]