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51divided damages rule — The rule in admiralty that where two parties are jointly responsible for a tort to a third, each is primarily liable only for half of the damages. 2 Am J2d Adm § 212 …
52Durham Rule — noun Etymology: Monte Durham, 20th century American litigant Date: 1955 a legal hypothesis under which a person is not judged responsible for a criminal act that is attributed to a mental disease or defect …
53Durham rule — a definition of criminal responsibility from a 1954 federal court of appeals case, Durham vs. United States; the court held that “an accused is not criminally responsible if his unlawful act was the product of mental disease or mental… …
54fellow servant rule — A common law doctrine, now generally abrogated by workers compensation acts and Federal Employers Liability Act, that in an action for damages brought against an employer by an injured employee the employer may allege that the negligence of… …
55fellow servant rule — A common law doctrine, now generally abrogated by workers compensation acts and Federal Employers Liability Act, that in an action for damages brought against an employer by an injured employee the employer may allege that the negligence of… …
56India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
57United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
58china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
59China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
60France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
