COLON–SEMICOLON FORM

colon–semicolon form.Patents. A style of writing patent claims that uses a colon after the preamble and       semi-colons       between every two elements. Cf.OUTLINE FORM; SINGLE-PARAGRAPH FORM; SUBPARAGRAPH FORM. COLONUS PARTIARIUS colonus partiarius (k<<schwa>>-loh-n<<schwa>>s pahr-shee-air-ee-<<schwa>>s). [Latin “tenant farmer sharing produce” or “a sharing landholder”] Roman law. A farmer who gave a fixed portion of the farm’s produce as payment (instead of money) to the landlord. Cf. SHARECROPPING. [Blacks Law 8th]