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anticipatory nuisance.See NUISANCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

anticipatory  filing.The  bringing  of  a  lawsuit  or  regulatory  action  against  another  with  the expectation  that  the  other  party  is  preparing  an  action  of  its  own.  •  If  properly  brought,  an anticipatory  filing  may  determine  procedural  matters  such  as  jurisdiction  and  venue.  See FIRST-TO-FILE RULE; RACE TO THE COURTHOUSE.[Blacks Law 8th]

anticipatory breach.See BREACH OF CONTRACT. [Blacks Law 8th]

anticipation.  1.  The  distribution  or  receipt  of  trust  income  before  it  is  due.  2.Patents.  The prior invention or disclosure of the claimed invention by another, or the inventor’s own disclosure of the claimed invention by publication, sale, or offer to sell if that disclosure predates the date of the  patent-application  filing  by  more  than  one …

anticipated compromis.See general compromis under COMPROMIS. [Blacks Law 8th]

anticipated,adj.  Patents.  (Of  a  patent  claim)  having  all  the  same  elements  of  a  prior-art reference.  •  If  a  claim  is  anticipated  by  a  previous  invention  or  publication,  that  claim  is  not allowable; if a patent has already been issued, it will be declared invalid. — Also termed fully met. [Blacks Law 8th]

antichurning rule.Tax. A statutory or regulatory provision that denies certain tax advantages, esp. accelerated depreciation and amortization schedules, to taxpayers who acquire property in a transaction  that  does  not  result  in  a  significant  change  in  the  property’s  ownership  or  use.  See CHURNING(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

antichresis (an-ti-kree-sis). [Latin “in place of interest”] Roman & civil law. A  mortgage in which  the  mortgagee  retains  possession of  the  mortgaged  property  and  takes the  fruits (such  as rents) of the property in lieu of interest on the debt. La. Civ. Code art. 3176. [Cases: Mortgages    1. C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 2–6.] “Under the Civil…

antibootleg statute.Copyright. A law, esp. a state law, that prohibits making,  distributing,  or selling an unau-thorized recording of a live performance. [Blacks Law 8th]

antibootleg,adj.  Copyright.  Of  or  pertaining  to  an  effort  to  combat  or  discourage  illegal recording, distribution, and sale of unauthorized reproductions of live and broadcast performances. • The federal antibootleg statute, 18 USCA § 2319A, and the antibootleg statutes of several states criminalize bootlegging activities. — antibootleg-ging,n. See ANTIBOOTLEG STATUTE . [Blacks Law 8th]