SCUTAGIO HABENDO
scutagio habendo.See DE SCUTAGIO HABENDO. [Blacks Law 8th]
scutagio habendo.See DE SCUTAGIO HABENDO. [Blacks Law 8th]
scutage (skyoo-tij), n.[fr. Latin scutum “a shield”] Hist. 1.A monetary payment levied by the king on barons as a substitute for some or all of…
S.Ct.abbr.1.SUPREME COURT. 2. Supreme Court Reporter. [Blacks Law 8th]
scrutator (skroo-tay-t<<schwa>>r), n.[Latin fr. scrutari “to search”] Hist. A bailiff or officer who enforces the king’s water rights, as by supervising wreckage, flotsam, and jetsam;…
scruet-roll (skroo-<<schwa>>t-rohl).Hist. The record of bail accepted in a habeas corpus case. [Blacks Law 8th]
scroll,n.1. A roll of paper; a list. 2. A draft or outline to be completed at a later time. 3. A written mark; esp., a…
scrivener’s exception.An exemption from the attorney–client privilege whereby the privilege does not attach if the attorney is retained solely to perform a ministerial task for…
scrivener’s error.See clerical error under ERROR(2). [Blacks Law 8th]
scrivener (skriv-[<<schwa>>]-n<<schwa>>r). A writer; esp., a professional drafter of contracts or other documents. money scrivener.See MONEY SCRIVENER. [Blacks Law 8th]
scrivarius (skri-var-ee-uus).Law Latin. A notary public. [Blacks Law 8th]
scriptum indentatum (skrip-t<<schwa>>m in-den-tay-t<<schwa>>m). [Law Latin “indented writing”] Hist. An indenture. [Blacks Law 8th]
scripto vel juramento (skrip-toh vel juur-<<schwa>>-men-toh). [Law Latin] Hist. By writ or oath. • The phrase appeared in reference to the mode of proof required…
scripto (skrip-toh). [Latin] Hist. By writing. [Blacks Law 8th]
script. 1. An original or principal writing. 2. Handwriting. [Blacks Law 8th]
scrip dividend.See DIVIDEND. [Blacks Law 8th]
scrip. 1. A document that entitles the holder to receive something of value. See LAND SCRIP. 2. Money, esp. paper money, that is issued for…
Scribes. See AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WRITERS ON LEGAL SUBJECTS. [Blacks Law 8th]
scribere est agere (skrI-b<<schwa>>-ree est aj-<<schwa>>-ree). [Latin] Hist. To write is to act. “But now it seems clearly to be agreed, that, by the common…
scriba (skrI-b<<schwa>>), n.[Latin] Roman law. A court or office clerk; a scribe; a secretary. • In England, the scriba regis was the king’s secretary. Cf.…
scribe. See SECRETARY(3). [Blacks Law 8th]
screen-scraping,n. Intellectual property. The practice of extracting data directly from one website and displaying it on another website. • The source website’s database is not…
screening mechanism.See ETHICAL WALL. [Blacks Law 8th]
screening grand jury.See GRAND JURY. [Blacks Law 8th]
screening committee.See COMMITTEE. [Blacks Law 8th]
scrawl. See SCROLL(3). [Blacks Law 8th]
scratching the ticket.A party member’s rejection of a candidate on a regular party ticket by canceling the candidate’s name or by voting for one or…
SCPA.abbr. SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PROTECTION ACT. [Blacks Law 8th]
scrap value.See salvage value under VALUE(2). [Blacks Law 8th]
scrambling possession.See POSSESSION. [Blacks Law 8th]
scottare (sk<<schwa>>-tair-ee), vb.[Law Latin] Hist. To pay a tax. [Blacks Law 8th]
Scotch verdict.See NOT PROVEN. [Blacks Law 8th]
Scotch marriage.See MARRIAGE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]
scot and lot.Hist. 1.The customary payment of a share of taxes based on one’s ability. 2. A municipal tax on the right to vote. [Blacks…
scotal (skot-<<schwa>>l).Hist. An extortionary practice by which forest officers forced people to patronize the officers’ alehouses, often in exchange for the officers’ ignoring forest offenses.…
scot.Hist. A payment; esp., a customary tax. soul scot.Hist. Eccles. law. See MORTUARY(3). — Also written soul shot. [Blacks Law 8th]
S corporation.See CORPORATION. [Blacks Law 8th]
scorched-earth defense.Corporations. An antitakeover tactic by which a target corporation sells its most valuable assets or divisions in order to reduce its value after acquisition…
scope-of-work clause.A contractual provision that highlights in summary fashion what work is to be performed under the contract. [Blacks Law 8th] [Blacks Law 8th]
scope of employment.The range of reasonable and foreseeable activities that an employee engages in while carrying out the employer’s business; the field of action in…
scope of business.The range of activities that are reasonably necessary to operate a commercial venture successfully, as determined by the nature of the venture and…
scope of authority.Agency. The range of reasonable power that an agent has been delegated or might foreseeably be delegated in carrying out the principal’s business.…
scope of a patent.Patents. The limits of a patent’s protection, as defined by the allowed claims. [Cases: Patents 165. C.J.S. Patents §§ 283, 287, 290,…
scope note.In a digest, a précis appearing after a title and showing concisely what subject matter is included and what is excluded. “In the Century…
scolding bridle.See BRANKS. [Blacks Law 8th]
scold,n. Hist. A person who regularly breaks the peace by scolding people, increasing discord, and generally being a public nuisance to the neighborhood. • This…
scofflaw (skof-law). A person who treats the law with contempt; esp., one who avoids various laws that are not easily enforced <some scofflaws carry mannequins…
scintilla juris (sin-til-<<schwa>> joor-is). [Law Latin “a spark of right”] Hist. A fragment of law or right. • This refers to a figurative expression in…
scite (sIt). [fr. Latin situs] Archaic. 1. A location; a site. 2. The site of a capital messuage. 3. A municipal ordinance. — Also termed…
scire fieri inquiry (sI-ree fI-<<schwa>>-rI), n.[Law Latin] Hist. A writ to ascertain the location of a testator’s property from an executor, when the sheriff returned…
scire feci (sI-ree fee-sI). [Latin “I have caused to know”] Hist. The sheriff’s return to a writ of scire facias, indicating that notice was given…
scire facias (sI-ree fay-shee-<<schwa>>s). [Law Latin “you are to make known, show cause”] A writ requiring the person against whom it is issued to appear…
scintilla-of-evidence rule.A common-law doctrine holding that if even the slightest amount of relevant evidence exists on an issue, then a motion for summary judgment or…
scintilla (sin-til-<<schwa>>). A spark or trace <the standard is that there must be more than a scintilla of evidence>. Pl. scintillas (sin-til-<<schwa>>z). [Cases: Evidence 597;…
SCIN. See self-canceling installment note under NOTE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]
scilicet (sil-<<schwa>>-set or -sit). [fr. Latin scire licet “that you may know”] That is to say; namely; VIDELICET. • Like videlicet, this word is used…
scil.abbr.SCILICET. [Blacks Law 8th]
sci. fa.abbr.SCIRE FACIAS. [Blacks Law 8th]
scientific method.An analytical technique by which a hypothesis is formulated and then systematically tested through observation and experimentation. [Cases: Criminal Law 388.1; Evidence 555. C.J.S.…
scientific knowledge.See KNOWLEDGE. [Blacks Law 8th]
scientific evidence.See EVIDENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]