Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Proprietary article
(often pl.) A product manufactured under an exclusive right to sell it. 2. A separate and distinct part (as a clause or stipulation) of a writing, esp. In a contract, statute, or constitution <article iii>. 3. (pl.) An instrument containing a set of rules or stipulations <articles of war> <articles of incorporation. 4. A nonfictional literary composition forming an independent part of a publication, such as a law review or journal <a well-researched article>.
proprietary
adj. 1. Of or relating to a proprietor <the licensee's proprietary rights>. 2. Of, relating to, or holding as property <the software designer sought to protect its proprietary data>.
proprietary act
See PROPRIETARY FUNCTION.
proprietary article
See ARTICLE.
proprietary capacity
See CAPACITY (1)
proprietary capacity.
The capacity of a city or town when it engages in a business-like venture rather than a governmental function. See PROPRIETARY FUNCTION. 2. A legal qualification, such as legal age, that determines one's ability to sue or be sued, to enter into a binding contract, and the like < she had full capacity to bind the corporation with her signature>. ( Unless necessary to show the court's jurisdiction, a plaintiff's pleadings need not assert the legal capacity of any party. A party wishing to raise the issue of capacity must do so by specific negative pleading. Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(a). - Also termed (specif.) capacity to sue. See STANDING. 3. The mental ability to understand the nature and effect of one's acts <his acute pain reduced his capacity to understand the hospital's admission form>. - Also termed mental capacity. See COMPETENCY.
proprietary capital
Money that represents the initial investment in a sole proprietorship.
proprietary drug
A drug that is prepared and packaged for the public's immediate use. 0 Proprietary drugs may be sold over the counter. Cf. ethical drug.
proprietary duty
A duty owed by a municipality while acting in a proprietary, rather than governmental, activity.
proprietary function
Torts. A municipality's conduct that is performed for the profit or benefit of the municipality, rather than for the benefit of the general public. ( Generally, a municipality is not immune from tort liability for proprietary acts. - Also termed proprietary act. Cf. GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION.
proprietary government
See GOVERNMENT.
proprietary information
Information in which the owner has a protectable interest. See TRADE SECRET.
proprietary interest
The interest held by a property owner together with all appurtenant rights, such as a stockholder's right to vote the shares.
proprietary lease
See LEASE.
proprietary power
See power coupled with an interest under POWER.
proprietary right
A right that is part of a person's estate, assets, or property, as op- posed to a right arising from the person's legal status.