Law Dictionary Definitions

Geschmacksmuster. [German] Patents. See design patent under PATENT(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

gersumarius (j<<schwa>>r-s[y]<<schwa>>-mair-ee-<<schwa>>s), adj.. Hist. Finable; liable to be fined at the discretion of a feudal superior. • A villein who gave his daughter in marriage was gersumarius — he was liable to pay a fine to the lord. [Blacks Law 8th]

gersum (g<<schwa>>r-s<<schwa>>m).Hist. 1. Money paid for a thing; specif., compensation paid by a tenant to a superior on entering a holding; GRESSUME. 2. A penalty or amercement paid for an offense. — Also spelled garsumme; gersuma; gersume. [Blacks Law 8th]

gerrymandering (jer-ee-man-d<<schwa>>r-ing orger-ee-), n.1. The practice of dividing a geographical area into electoral districts, often of highly irregular shape, to give one political party an unfair advantage by diluting the opposition’s voting strength. • When Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry ran for reelection in 1812, members of his political party, the Anti-Federalists, altered the state’s voting…

germanus (j<<schwa>>r-may-n<<schwa>>s). [Latin] Roman law. 1.adj. Having the same father and mother. See frater germanus under FRATER. 2.n. A whole brother; a child of both of one’s own parents. [Blacks Law 8th]

germane (j<<schwa>>r-mayn), adj. Relevant; pertinent <the caselaw cited in the brief was not germane to the legal issue pending before the court>. • Under parliamentary law, debate and amendments are in order only if they are germane to the motion under consideration. [Blacks Law 8th]

german (j<<schwa>>r-m<<schwa>>n), adj. Having the same parents or grandparents; closely related. brother-german. See BROTHER. cousin-german. See COUSIN. sister-german. See SISTER. [Blacks Law 8th]

Georgia-Pacific analysis.Patents. A 15-factor test for setting a reasonable royalty in infringement suits. • Among other factors, the test looks at what a prudent licensee would have paid while still being able to earn a prof-it.Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. U.S. Plywood Corp., 318 F.Supp. 1116 (S.D.N.Y. 1970). [Blacks Law 8th]

geography of crime.See environmental criminology under CRIMINOLOGY. [Blacks Law 8th]

geographic name.See NAME. [Blacks Law 8th]