Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
use — verb To make use of; to convert to one s service; to employ; to avail oneself of; to utilize; to carry out a purpose or action by means of; to put into action or service, especially to attain an end. State v. Howard, 221 Kan. 51, 557 P.2d 1280,… … Black's law dictionary
plaintiff — (n.) c.1400, from Anglo Fr. pleintif (late 13c.), noun use of O.Fr. plaintif complaining, from pleint (see PLAINT (Cf. plaint)). Identical with plaintive at first; the form that receded into legal usage retained the older iff spelling … Etymology dictionary
Plaintiff — A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand), also known as a claimant or complainant, is the term used in some jurisdictions for the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy,… … Wikipedia
plaintiff — plaintiffship, n. /playn tif/, n. Law. a person who brings suit in a court (opposed to defendant). [1350 1400; ME plaintif complaining person, n. use of the adj.: PLAINTIVE] * * * … Universalium
plaintiff — plain•tiff [[t]ˈpleɪn tɪf[/t]] n. law one who brings a legal action or suit in a court (opposed to defendant). • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME, n. use of plaintif plaintive … From formal English to slang
Fair use — is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as use for scholarship or review. It provides for the legal, non licensed citation or… … Wikipedia
Fair-use — Aux États Unis, le fair use (que l on peut traduire par « usage loyal », « usage raisonnable » ou « usage acceptable ») est un ensemble de règles de droit, d origine législative et jurisprudentielle, qui apportent… … Wikipédia en Français
Fair Use — Aux États Unis, le fair use (que l on peut traduire par « usage loyal », « usage raisonnable » ou « usage acceptable ») est un ensemble de règles de droit, d origine législative et jurisprudentielle, qui apportent… … Wikipédia en Français
Fair use — Aux États Unis, le fair use (que l on peut traduire par « usage loyal[1] », « usage raisonnable » ou « usage acceptable ») est un ensemble de règles de droit, d origine législative et jurisprudentielle, qui apportent … Wikipédia en Français
fictitious plaintiff — A person appearing in the writ, complaint, or record as the plaintiff in a suit, but who in reality does not exist, or who is ignorant of the suit and of the use of his name in it. It is a contempt of court to sue in the name of a fictitious… … Black's law dictionary
