Law Dictionary Definitions

saboteur (sab-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>r), n. A person who commits sabotage. [Blacks Law 8th]

sabotage (sab-<<schwa>>-tahzh), n.1. The destruction, damage, or knowingly defective production of materials, premises, or utilities used for national defense or for war.18 USCA §§ 2151 et seq. [Cases: War and National Emergency 53. C.J.S. War and National Defense § 67.] 2. The willful and malicious destruction of an em-ployer’s property or interference with an employer’s…

Sabbath law.See BLUE LAW. [Blacks Law 8th]

Sabbath-breaking. The violation of laws or rules on observing the Sabbath; esp., the violation of a blue law. [Blacks Law 8th]

S-1. An SEC form that a company usu. must file before listing and trading its securities on a national exchange. • Used primarily by first-time issuers of securities, this form is the basic, full-length registration statement that requires a great deal of information about the issuer and the securities being sold. The SEC has also…

.1.STATUTE. 2.SECTION(1).3. (usu. cap.) SENATE. [Blacks Law 8th]

rusticum jus (r<<schwa>>s-ti-k<<schwa>>m j<<schwa>>s).Maritime law. See RUSTICUM JUDICIUM(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

rusticum judicium (r<<schwa>>s-ti-k<<schwa>>m joo-dish-ee-<<schwa>>m).1. The division of liability so that one party (usu. a defendant) must pay only part (usu. half) of another party’s (usu. the plaintiff’s) loss. • Rusticum judicium originated in 17th century maritime law as a means of efficiently resolving collision cases in which both ships were at fault. In maritime law,…

rusticum forum (r<<schwa>>s-ti-k<<schwa>>m for-<<schwa>>m). Any nonjudicial body (such as an arbitral panel or workers’-compensation review board) that has authority to make a binding decision. — Also termed poor man’s court. [Blacks Law 8th]

rustica et urbana (r<<schwa>>s-ti-k<<schwa>> et <<schwa>>r-bay-n<<schwa>>). [Latin] Hist. Rural and urban. • The phrase appeared in reference to servitudes. See SERVITUS. [Blacks Law 8th]