The " cow " derivation depends most immediately on the Old Irish legal term for " outsider :" amboue, from proto-Celtic * ambouios, " not a cattle owner.

Before 1873, England had two parallel court systems: courts of " law " that could only award money damages and recognized only the legal owner of property, and courts of " equity " ( courts of chancery ) that could issue injunctive relief ( that is, a court order to a party to do something, give something to someone, or stop doing something ) and recognized trusts of property.

In 1963, Merian C. Cooper attempted to sue John Beck claiming that he outright owned the King Kong character, but the lawsuit never went through as it turned out he was not Kong's sole legal owner as he had previously believed.

A home insurance policy in the US typically includes coverage for damage to the home and the owner's belongings, certain legal claims against the owner, and even a small amount of coverage for medical expenses of guests who are injured on the owner's property.

In January 1983, Tose announced that his daughter, Susan Fletcher, the Eagles ' vice president and legal counsel, would eventually succeed him as primary owner of the Eagles.

" Western legal theory is based, as mentioned, on the owner of property being a legal person.

A " lock-in " is when a pub owner lets drinkers stay in the pub after the legal closing time: the theory is that once the doors are locked, it becomes a private party rather than a pub.

Originally the company was to be called " R. E. Olds Motor Car Company ," but the owner of Olds ' previous company, then called Olds Motor Works, objected and threatened legal action on the grounds of likely confusion of names by consumers.

Since Mexican laws establish that an individual may take legal possession of a property after five to twenty years of peaceful occupation, many paracaidistas establish themselves with the hope that the legal owner will not discover them and expel them before five years.

If a person occupies land for the required period of time as set out in provincial limitation acts and, during that time, no legal action is taken to evict or in trespass, the ownership in the land goes from the legal owner to the squatter.

In most countries, even those where sex work is legal, sex workers are stigmatized and marginalized, which can prevent them from seeking legal redress for discrimination ( e. g., racial discrimination by a strip club owner ), non-payment by a client, assault or rape.

With the help of the Van Wageners, she took the issue to court and, after months of legal proceedings, got back her son, who had been abused by his new owner.

A trust conventionally arises when property is transferred by one party to be held by another party for the benefit of a third party, although it is also possible for a legal owner to create a trust of property without transferring it to anyone else, simply by declaring that the property will henceforth be held for the benefit of the beneficiary.

The Lord Chancellor would consider it " unconscionable " that the legal owner could go back on his word and deny the claims of the Crusader ( the " true " owner ).

These are a belief in a legal claim of right ( s. 73 ( 2 )( a )), a belief that the owner would have consented ( s. 73 ( 2 )( b )), or a belief the owner could not be found ( s. 73 ( 2 )( c ))

They claim that Fantasy Games Unlimited, Inc. ceased to exist in 1991, and that their contract specified that in such an event the rights would revert to them, and that therefore the current Fantasy Games Unlimited ( which they claim is a separate legal entity, although with the same owner ) has no right to sell V & V material.

Often, this transaction is termed a sale or lease of the domain name, and the registrant may sometimes be called an " owner ", but no such legal relationship is actually associated with the transaction, only the exclusive right to use the domain name.

When we `` forced '' individuals to assume the corporate structure by means of taxes and other legal statutes, we adopted what I would term `` pseudo-capitalism '' and so took a major step toward socialism.

The distracted Miriam would agree to a settlement through her legal representative, then change her mind and make another attack on Wright as a person.

But I had the proof, all documented in a legal agreement which I would show her the moment I was free to do so.

This distant territory was a Democratic stronghold, and acceptance of the post would have effectively ended his legal and political career in Illinois, so he declined and resumed his law practice.

In Rothbardian anarcho-capitalism, there would first be the implementation of a mutually agreed-upon libertarian " legal code which would be generally accepted, and which the courts would pledge themselves to follow.

" This legal code would recognize sovereignty of the individual and the principle of non-aggression.

Prior to this, the monastery would be a mere priory, headed by a prior who acts as superior but without the same degree of legal authority that an abbot has.

In the 2001 film Hannibal, Hannibal Lecter sends Clarice Starling a letter which he writes while intentionally wearing a hand lotion containing ambergris, correctly assuming that this would ultimately aid her in discovering his location in Florence, Italy, due to it being legal only in few parts of the world.

Thus, there was seen a need for a new law that would ensure the continuance of the succession following the death of the last legal heir under the Bill of Rights, being Princess Anne, guaranteeing the line of succession would continue in the Protestant line, and excluding any possible claims by the deposed James II or his son and daughter, James Francis Edward and Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart.

John Rhinelander, a negotiator of the ABM treaty, predicted that the withdrawal would be a " fatal blow " to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and would lead to a " world without effective legal constraints on nuclear proliferation.

On the other hand Liberace was " cut to the quick " over Loverboynik, according to Capp, and even threatened legal action — as would Joan Baez later, over " Joanie Phoanie " in 1967.

Borland, under Kahn's leadership took a position of principle and announced that they would defend against Lotus ' legal position and " fight for programmer's rights ".

Nonconformist members and members from constituencies which would not have been affected by the Revised Book were only exercising their full legal rights in throwing out a Measure which was approved by the majority of English Members of Parliament.

In other words, if an ' uninhabited ' or ' infidel ' territory is colonized by Britain, then the English law automatically applies in this territory from the moment of colonization ; however if the colonized territory has a pre-existing legal system, the native law would apply ( effectively a form of indirect rule ) until formally superseded by the English law, through Royal Prerogative subjected to the Westminster Parliament.

However, in October 2004, the Cuban government announced an end to this policy: from November US dollars would no longer be legal tender in Cuba, but would instead be exchanged for convertible pesos ( since April 2005 at the exchange rate of $ 1. 08 ) with a 10 % tax payable to the state on the exchange of US dollars cash — though not on other forms of exchange.

The idea of Filial piety influenced the Chinese legal system: a criminal would be punished more harshly if the culprit had committed the crime against a parent, while fathers often exercised enormous power over their children.

If a " positive list " approach were taken, only species evaluated and approved for the positive list would be permitted in trade, thus lightening the review burden for member states and the Secretariat, and also preventing inadvertent legal trade threats to poorly known species.

These are a popular compromise for ( American ) shooters who would like to own a submachine gun but cannot due to local restrictions or the prohibitive cost of buying a civilian legal submachine gun ( full automatics or semi-automatics with barrels shorter than are restricted under Title II of the National Firearms Act ).

While the original Sterling semi-auto would be classed a " short barrel rifle " under the U. S. National Firearms Act, fully legal long-barrel versions of the Sterling have been made for the U. S. collector market.

While the passes were at best a dubious defence of his capture, British admiralty and vice-admiralty courts ( especially in North America ) heretofore had often winked at privateers ' excesses into piracy, and Kidd may have been hoping that the passes would provide the legal fig leaf that would allow him to keep the Quedagh Merchant and her cargo.

Surprisingly, Acts does not record the outcome of Paul's legal troubles — some traditions hold that Paul was ultimately executed in Rome, while other traditions have him surviving the encounter and later traveling to Spain — see Paul-Imprisonment & Death.

All EU citizens are now " legally entitled " to use and be titled ( addressed ) as " Doctor " or " Dr ." in all formal, legal and published communications ( provided they do in fact hold the appropriate degree ).

The Legal Practitioners Ordinance defines who can hold themselves out as being a legal practitioner and therefore have rights of audience before the Falkland Islands courts.

Rimfire rifles such as. 22s are generally legal, as are shotguns of any type provided the firearm cannot hold more than three rounds.

These certifications hold great legal weight and are required in most states as a prerequisite to doing business there.

In Conservative Judaism, the Rabbinical Assembly's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has issued several responsa ( legal rulings ) which hold that the prohibitions against weddings in this timeframe are deeply held traditions, but should not be construed as binding law.

Therefore, he was able to hold knowledge across a vast array of subjects: " the international world order, the political and economic organisation of contemporary society, especially France, the institutional and legal frameworks that regulate the lives of ordinary citizens, the educational system, the media networks that control and disseminate information.

If the court believes that developments or trends in legal reasoning render the precedent unhelpful, and wishes to evade it and help the law evolve, it may either hold that the precedent is inconsistent with subsequent authority, or that it should be distinguished by some material difference between the facts of the cases.

It is conjectured that this kicking style was developed in this way to allow the fighter to use a hand to hold onto something for balance on a rocking ship's deck, and that the kicks and slaps were used on land to avoid the legal penalties for using a closed fist, which was considered a deadly weapon under the law.

* April 5 – The Polish Government and the Solidarity labor union sign an agreement restoring Solidarity to legal status, and agreeing to hold democratic elections on June 1.

According to law and jurisprudence, legal cause must be demonstrated to hold a defendant liable for a crime or a tort ( i. e. a civil wrong such as negligence or trespass ).

In general, basic requirements for naturalization are that the applicant hold a legal status as a full-time resident for a minimum period of time and that the applicant promise to obey and uphold that country's laws, to which an oath or pledge of allegiance is sometimes added.

This doctrine in turn forms the basis for legal recognition that corporations, as groups of people, may hold and exercise certain rights under the common law and the U. S. Constitution.

The laws of the United States hold that a legal entity ( like a corporation or non-profit organization ) shall be treated under the law as a person except when otherwise noted.

According to an historical narrative on the event titled " Chief Left Hand ", by Margaret Coel, contributing factors that led to the massacre were: Governor Evans ' desire to hold title to the resource rich Denver-Boulder area ; government trust officials ' avoidance of Chief Left Hand ( a linguistically gifted Southern Arapaho chief ), when executing a legal treaty that transferred title of the area away from Indian Trust ; a local cavalry stretched thin by the demands of the Civil War ; the hijacking of their supplies by a few stray Indian warriors who had lost respect for their chiefs and followers of Chief Left Hand ( including a group of Cheyenne and Arapaho elders, a few well behaved warriors, and mostly women and children ), who had received a message to report to Fort Lyon with the promise of safety and food at the Fort, or risk being considered " hostile " and ordered killed by the cavalry.

This trust enabled one person ( who was not required to pay tax ) to hold the legal title of the land for the use of another person.

Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.

The operator of the transmitter usually must hold a government license, such as a general radiotelephone operator license, which is obtained by passing a test demonstrating adequate technical and legal knowledge of safe radio operation.

Therefore, only a military occupation of Taiwan began on October 25, 1945, and both the Treaty of San Francisco and Treaty of Taipei hold legal supremacy over the surrender instrument.

Oswald used the opportunity to seek the assistance of Friedrich V in his eighteen-year long legal wrangling with Hans von Villanders ( over bonds Oswald had given his cousin to hold ).

Under the Act, it is a legal requirement to be registered with the Osteopathic Council of New Zealand, and to hold an annual practicing certificate issued by them, in order to practice as an osteopath.

Although California had legal card rooms offering draw poker, Texas hold ' em was deemed to be prohibited under a statute that made illegal the ( now unheard of ) game " stud-horse ".

In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states, Hong Kong and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers ( or, in Scotland, advocates ), and a lawyer will usually only hold one title.

However, in Canada, New Zealand and most Australian states, the legal profession is now for practical purposes " fused ", allowing lawyers to hold the title of " barrister and solicitor " and practice as both.