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glos (glos), n. [Latin] Roman law. One’s husband’s sister. [Blacks Law 8th]

Globe election.Labor law. The procedure by which a group of employees is given the opportunity to decide whether to be represented as a distinct group or to be represented as a part of a larger, existing unit. Globe Machine & Stamping Co., 3 NLRB 294 (1937). — Also termed self-determination election. [Blacks Law 8th]

global fund.See MUTUAL FUND. [Blacks Law 8th]

glebe (gleeb). [fr. Latin gleba “clod of earth”] 1.Roman law. The soil of an inheritance; an agrarian estate. • Servi addicti glebae (“slaves bound to the land”) were serfs attached to and passing with the estate. 2.Eccles. law. Land possessed as part of the endowment or revenue of a church or ecclesiastical benefice. “Diocesan glebe…

glebae ascriptitii.See ADSCRIPTI GLEBAE. [Blacks Law 8th]

  Glass–Steagall Act.A federal statute that protects bank depositors by restricting the securities-related business of commercial banks, specif. by prohibiting banks from owning brokerage firms or engaging in the brokerage business. 12 USCA § 378. — Also termed Banking Act of 1933. [Blacks Law 8th]

glass ceiling.An actual or supposed upper limit of professional advancement, esp. for women, as a result of discriminatory practices. [Cases: Civil Rights 1164. C.J.S. Civil Rights §§ 35, 88.] [Blacks Law 8th]

glamour stock.See STOCK. [Blacks Law 8th]

glaive (glayv).Hist. A sword, lance, or horseman’s staff. • The glaive was one of the weapons allowed in a trial by combat. [Blacks Law 8th]

gladius (glay-dee-<<schwa>>s), n. [Latin “sword”] Roman law. The emblem of the emperor’s power, esp. the power to punish criminals. See JUS GLADII. [Blacks Law 8th]