The most recent term was nulla bona, which is defined as:
Latin for "no goods." This is what the sheriff writes when she can find no property to seize in order to pay off a court judgment.
No one guessed this time around.
Today's term is:
ipse dixit.
As always, no dictionaries, please.
Last week's term was novation, which is defined as:
The substitution of a new contract for an old one. A novation may change one of the parties to the contract or the duties that must be performed by the original parties.
Edward Wiest got it right!
Today's term is:
nulla bona.
As always, educated guesses are welcome.
Last week's term was Sunshine laws, which is defined as:
Statutes that provide public access to governmental agency meetings and records.
Roy Mura of the Coverage Counsel blog sent me an email with this guess--and got it right!
Sunshine laws = Freedom of Information Laws or FOIL statutes that provide access to “public records”, usually from municipal entities. Like what the Buffalo News used to get the legal billings that formed the basis of this recent story: http://www.buffalonews.com/
home/story/427211.html
This week's term is:
novation.
As always, educated guesses are welcome-dictionaries are not.
Last week's term was condonation, which is defined as:
One person's approval of another's activities, constituting a defense to a fault divorce. For example, if a wife did not object to her husband's adultery and later tries to use it as grounds for a divorce, he could argue that she had condoned his behavior and could perhaps prevent her from divorcing him on these grounds.
No one guessed this time around.
Today's term is:
Sunshine laws.
As always, no dictionaries.
Last week's term was means test, which is defined as:
A formula that uses predefined income and expense categories to determine whether a debtor whose current monthly income is higher than the median family income for his or her state should be allowed to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Edward Wiest's guess was awfully close!
Today's term is:
codonation.
As always, no dictionaries.
Last weeks term was effluxion of time, which is defined as:
The normal expiration of a lease due to the passage of time, rather than due to a specific event that might cause the lease to end, such as destruction of the building.
No one guessed this time around.
This week's term is:
means test.
As always, no dictionaries.
The most recent term was in terrorem, which is defined as:
Latin meaning "in fear." This phrase is used to describe provisions in contracts or wills meant to scare a person into complying with the terms of the agreement. For example, a will might state that an heir will forfeit her inheritance if she challenges the validity of the will. Of course, if the will is challenged and found to be invalid, then the clause itself is also invalid and the heir takes whatever she would have inherited if there were no will.
Edward Wiest got it right!
Today's term is:
effluxion of time.
As always, no dictionaries, please.
Last week's term was rhadamanthine, which is defined as:
A term used to describe a hard-nosed judge, inflexible in the application of the law.
Aka, a hard ass, which, if you ask me, is a heck of a lot easier to say.
And, no one guessed this time around.
Today's term is:
in terrorem.
As always, no dictionaries, please.
Last week's term was nonobviousness, which is defined as:
A requirement for obtaining a patent. An invention is nonobvious if it would be viewed as an unexpected or surprising development by someone skilled in the technology of the particular field. For example, Babe Ruth III invents an electronic device that can signal whether a pitch is a ball or a strike. Babe's patent application is rejected on the ground that similar technology has been developed for television commentators and that Babe's invention extending these prior art developments to the game itself is obvious (in patent-speak, it "lacks nonobviousness") and is therefore not patentable.
Edward WIest got it right!
Today's term is:
rhadamanthine.
As always, no dictionaries, please.
Last week's term was usufruct, which is defined as:
The right to use property -- or income from property -- that is owned by another.
No one got it correct, but looking forward to hearing Evan use it, and frequently!
Today's term is:
nonobviousness.
As always, no dictionaries, please.