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agricultural-disparagement law.A statute designed to protect food producers from and provide remedies for pecuniary harm resulting from false and malicious reports of food contamination. • A typical  statute  applies  to  false  and  disparaging  public  statements  implying  or  claiming  that  a perishable food product is unsafe for human consumption. It typically applies when the speaker or…

Agricultural  Cooperative   Service.The   federal  agency  within  the   U.S.  Department  of Agriculture  responsible  for  helping  farmers  to  organize  farm  cooperatives.  •  The  Service  also collects statistical information on co-ops and publishes Farmer Cooperatives, a monthly magazine. [Blacks Law 8th]

Agricultural Adjustment Act.A 1933 federal statute that paid farmers not to produce crops in an effort to raise crop prices. • The U.S. Supreme Court declared the Act unconstitutional in 1936 on  grounds  that  Congress  had  overstepped  its  power  to  regulate  commerce.  A  second,  more limited  Agricultural  Adjustment  Act  was  enacted  in  1938.  —  Abbr. …

agribusiness.  The  pursuit  of  agriculture  as  an  occupation  or  profit-making  enterprise, including labor, land-use planning, and financing the cost of land, equipment, and other necessary expenses. [Blacks Law 8th]

agri (ag-rI), n. pl.[Latin] Lands. [Blacks Law 8th]

agreement to sell.See AGREEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

agreement to marry.See marriage promise under PROMISE. [Blacks Law 8th]

agreement to agree.See AGREEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

Agreement  Relating  to  Liability  Limitation  of  the  Warsaw  Convention  and  The  Hague Protocol.See MONTREAL AGREEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.See TRIPS. [Blacks Law 8th]