Wednesday's term was nolle prosequi, which is defined as:
(no-lay pro-say-kwee) n. Latin for "we shall no longer prosecute," which is a declaration made to the judge by a prosecutor in a criminal case (or by a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit) either before or during trial, meaning the case against the defendant is being dropped. The statement is an admission that the charges cannot be proved, that evidence has demonstrated either innocence or a fatal flaw in the prosecution's claim or the district attorney has become convinced the accused is innocent. Understandably, usage of the phrase is rare. In the 1947 courtroom movie, Boomerang! the climactic moment arrived when the District Attorney himself proved the accused person innocent and declared nolle prosequi.
No one guessed this time.
Today's term is:
liquidated damages.
No dictionaries, please.
An agreed upon sum to cover damages that are not easily capable of measurement or are a prediction of the damages that might occure in the event of a breach of contract/performance.
Posted by: slickdpdx | May 21, 2006 at 07:54 PM