desertion
Desertion is willful abandonment of a person's duties or obligations, especially to a spouse or child. Some common uses of the term desertion in a legal sense include:
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design patent
A design patent, unlike a utility patent, limits the investor’s patent protection to the ornamental design of the article. Per 35 U.S.C. § 171, “[w]hoever invents any new, original and ornamental design for an article of manufacture may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.” A design patent protects the non-functional aspects of an ornamental design displayed in a patent.
doing business as (DBA)
Doing business as (DBA) is a term referred to as a business’s assumed, trade or fictitious name, indicating that the business is conducted and presented under a name other than the legal name of the legal person (or persons) who own it and are responsible for it. Not all businesses need DBA. It depends on a combination of the business's legal entity, the locale's requirements and the business owner's preference.
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M'naghten rule
The M’Naghten rule–which is sometimes spelled McNaghten–was the first legal test for criminal insanity. The test originated in 1843 in England during the case against Daniel M’Naghten. M’Naghten shot and killed the secretary to the Prime Minister, Edward Drummond, believing he was the Prime Minister.
MACRS
MACRS stands for modified accelerated cost recovery system. It is the tax depreciation system used in the United States to calculate asset depreciation. This system replaced the Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) in 1986 and applies to property placed into service after 1986.
magistrate
A magistrate is a judge who has limited authority to hear certain issues.
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Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was a charter of rights agreed to by King John of England in 1215, and was Europe’s first written constitution. Prior to the implementation of the Magna Carta, English monarchs were considered above the law of the land and ruled with relatively absolute power.
mail or telephone order rule
A mail or telephone order rule is a legal rule set forth by the Federal Trade Commission which prohibits a seller of merchandise from soliciting sales orders by mail or telephone unless it reasonably expects that it can ship the ordered merchandise by either the date included on the solicitation, or if there was no such date, then within 30 days.
maim
To maim means to inflict serious bodily injury on someone resulting in permanent damage. Originally, in English common law it meant to cut off or permanently disable a part of the body such as an arm, leg, hand, or foot.
mainstreaming
“Mainstreaming” or the “least restrictive environment” is mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Mainstreaming requires that, “to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities . . .