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scab. A person who works under conditions contrary to a union contract; esp., a worker who crosses a union picket line to replace a union worker during a strike. — Also termed strikebreaker; (in BrE) black-leg labor. [Blacks Law 8th]

S.C.abbr.1.SUPREME COURT. 2. Same case. • In former practice, when put between two citations, the abbreviation indicated that the same case was reported in both places. 3.SENATUS CONSULTUM. [Blacks Law 8th]

SBIC.abbr.SMALL-BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY. [Blacks Law 8th]

sc.abbr.SCILICET. [Blacks Law 8th]

SBA.abbr.SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

S.B. See senate bill under BILL(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

savor,vb. To partake of the character of or bear affinity to (something). • In traditional legal idiom, an interest arising from land is said to “savor of the realty.” — Also spelled savour. [Blacks Law 8th]

saving-to-suitors clause.Maritime law. In the federal statutory provision granting admiralty and maritime jurisdiction to the federal courts, a clause that preserves the option to file suit in a nonadmiralty court. 28 USCA § 1333(1). • The nonadmiralty court is typically either a state court or a law-side federal court. Under the reverse-Erie doctrine, the nonadmiralty…

savings note.See NOTE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

savings clause.See SAVING CLAUSE. [Blacks Law 8th]