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Assessment list

see assessment roll

Ballistics

1. The science of the motion of projectiles, such as bullets. 2. The study of a weapon's firing characteristics, esp. As used in criminal cases to determine a gun's firing capacity and whether a particular gun fired a given bullet. Balliva. See bailiwick.

Blue List.

Securities. A daily listing (on blue paper) of secondary-market offerings of municipal bonds.

Criminalist

1 A person who practices criminalistics as a profession. 2. Archaic. One versed in criminal law. 3. Archaic. A psychiatrist who treats criminals. 4. Archaic. A habitual criminal.

Criminalistics

n. The science of crime detection, usu. involving the subjection of physical evidence to laboratory analysis, including ballistic testing, blood-fluid and tissue analysis, and other tests that are helpful in determining what happened. Cf. CRIMINOLOGY.

Delisting

n. The suspension of the privilege of having a security listed on an exchange. Delisting results from failing to meet the exchange's listing requirements, as by not complying with the minimum net-asset .requirement. - delist, vb. Cf. DEREGISTRATION. Delit See DELICT.

Enlistment

n. Voluntary entry into a branch of the armed services. - enlist, ub.

Federalist Papers

A series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison (under the pseudonym Publius) expounding on and advocating the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. ( Most of the essays were published in 1787 and 1788. - Also termed The Federalist.

Federalist Society

A national association of lawyers, law students, and others committed to conservative and libertarian viewpoints on political and social matters. ( The group is based in Washington, D.C Cf. NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD.

Legalist

n. A person who views things from a legal or formalistic standpoint; esp., one who believes in strict adherence to the letter of the law rather than its spirit.

Legalistic

adj. Characterized by legalism; exalting the importance of law or formulated rules in any area of action <a legalistic argument>.

List

ub. 1. To set down or enter (information) in a list. 2. To register (a security) on an exchange so that it may be publicly traded. 3. To place (property) for sale under an agreement with a real-estate agent or broker.

Lister

A person authorized to compile lists of taxable property for assessment and appraisal; an assessor.

Listing

1 Real estate. An agreement between a property owner and an agent, whereby the agent agrees to try to secure a buyer or tenant for a specific property at a certain price and terms in return for a fee or commission. - Also termed listing agreement.

National Priorities List

Environmental law. The Environmental Protection Agency's list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites that are identified for possible long-term remediation as Superfund sites. 40 CFR § 35.6015. - Abbr. NPL.

Nihilist

n. A person who advocates nihilism. See NIHILISM.

Specialist

1 A lawyer who has been boardcertified in a specific field of law. See BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION. 2. Securities. A securities-exchange member who makes a market in one or more listed securities. ( The exchange assigns securities to various specialists and expects them to maintain a fair and orderly market as provided by SEC standards.

The Federalist

See FEDERALIST PAPERS.

approved list

see legal list.

blacklist,

vb. To put the name of (a person) on a list of those who are to be boycotted or punished <the firm blacklisted the former employee >.-blacklist, n.

cause list.

See DOCKET (2)

civil list

An annual sum granted by Parliament for the expenses of the royal household.

civilista

[Latinl Hist. See CIVILIAN (2).

dual listing

See LISTING (2).

enlisted member

Military law. A person in an enlisted grade; a person in military service below the grade of officer or warrant officer.

exclusive authorization-to-sell listing

See exclusive-cogency listing under LISTING 1

exclusive listing

See LISTING (1)

exclusive-agency listing

A listing providing that one agent has the right to be the only person, other than the owner, to sell the property during a specified period. - Also termed exclusive-authorization-to-sell listing.

exhibit list

A pretrial filing that identifies by number and description the exhibits a party intends to offer into evidence at trial. 9 Courts often require the exchange of exhibit lists before trial so that evidentiary disputes can be resolved with minimal disruption in the course of a jury trial.

exigent list

A list of cases set down for hearing upon various incidental and ancillary motions and rules.

general listing

See open listing under LISTING (1).

journalist's privilege

1 A reporter's protection, under constitutional or statutory law, from being compelled to testify about confidential information or sources. - Also termed reporter's privilege; newsman's privi- lege. See SHIELD LAW (1). 2. A publisher's protection against defamation lawsuits when the publication makes fair comment on the actions of public officials in matters of public concern. - Also termed editorial privilege. See FAIR COMMENT.

jury list

A list of persons who may be sum moned to serve as jurors.

laundry list

Slang. An enumeration of items, as in a statute or court opinion <Texas's consumer-protection law contains a laundry list of deceptive trade practices>.

law list

1.A publication compiling the names and addresses of practicing lawyers and other information of interest to the profession, such as court calendars, lawyers with specialized practices, stenographers, and the like. 2. A legal directory such as Martindale-Hubbell. ( Many states and large cities also have law lists or directories. See MARTINDALE-HUBBELL LAW DIRECTORY.

legal list

A group of investments in which institutions and fiduciaries (such as banks andinsurance companies) may legally invest according to state statutes. 0 States usu. restrict the legal list to high-quality securities meeting certain specifications. - Also termed approved list; legal investments.

list of creditors

A schedule giving the names and addresses of creditors, along with amounts owed them. ( This list is required in a bankruptcy proceeding.

list price

A published or advertised price of goods; retail price.

listed security

See SECURITY.

listed security exchange

An organized secondary security market operating at a designated location, such as the New York Stock Exchange.

listed stock

See listed security under SECURITY.

listing agent

The real-estate broker's representative who obtains a listing agreement with the owner. Cf. SELLING AGENT.

listing agreement

See LISTING (1;

margin list

A Federal Reserve Board list limiting the loan value of a particular bank's stock to a certain percentage (e.g., 50%) of its market value. ( When a bank is not on the list, no limit is placed on the loan value of stock used as collateral.

maximalist retributivism

The classical form of retributivism, espoused by scholars such as Immanuel Kant, under which it is argued that society has a duty, not just a right, to punish a criminal who is guilty and culpable, that is, someone who has no justification or excuse for the illegal act.

minimalist retributivism

See RETRIBUTIVISM.

minimalist retributivism.

The more contemporary form of retributivism, which maintains that no one should be punished in the absence of guilt and culpability (that is, unless punishment is deserved), and that a judge may absolve the offender from punishment, wholly or partially, when doing so would further societal goals such as rehabilitation or deterrence.

multiple listing

See LISTING (1).

net listing

A listing providing that the agent agrees to sell the owner's property for a set minimum price, any amount over the minimum being retained by the agent as commission. - Also termed net sale contract.

net listing.