Law Dictionary Definitions

secondary affinity.See AFFINITY. [Blacks Law 8th]

secondary activity.Labor law. A union’s picketing or boycotting a secondary or neutral party, with the goal of placing economic pressure on that party so that it will stop doing business with the employer that is the primary subject of the labor dispute. • Secondary activities are forbidden by the Labor–Management Relations Act. 29 USCA §…

secondary abuse.See ABUSE. [Blacks Law 8th]

secondary,adj. (Of a position, status, use, etc.) subordinate or subsequent. secondary,n. Hist. An officer of the courts of the King’s Bench and common pleas, so called because he was next to the chief officer. • By the Superior Courts (Officers) Act (1837), the secondary office was abolished. St. 7 Will. 4; 1 Vict., ch. 30.…

Second Amendment.The constitutional amendment, ratified with the Bill of Rights in 1791, guaranteeing the right to keep and bear arms as necessary for securing freedom through a well-regulated militia. See RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS. [Cases: Weapons 1. C.J.S. Weapons §§ 1–8, 61–62.] [Blacks Law 8th]

second,n. Parliamentary law. 1. A statement by a member other than a motion’s maker that the member also wants the assembly to consider the motion <Is there a second to the motion?>.2.Criminal law. A person who directs, assists, or supports another engaged in a duel. See DUEL(2). — second,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

seck (sek), adj. Hist. 1. Lacking the right or remedy of distress. 2. Lacking profits, usu. due to a reversion without rent or other service. See rent seck under RENT(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

secession. The process or act of withdrawing, esp. from a religious or political association <the secession from the established church> <the secession of 11 states at the time of the Civil War>. [Blacks Law 8th]

SEC.abbr.SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. sec.abbr.Section. See SECTION(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

seaworthy vessel.See VESSEL. [Blacks Law 8th]