an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech
ship's papers
Noun
official papers which a ship is legally required to have
shitlist
Noun
a list of people who are out of favor
seed catalog
Noun
a list advertising seeds and their prices
seed catalogue
Noun
a list advertising seeds and their prices
surrebutter
Noun
(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
surrebuttal
Noun
a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebuttal
surrejoinder
Noun
a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder
shipping articles
Noun
a contract between crew and captain of a ship
statute
Adjective
enacted by a legislative body
statute
Noun
an act passed by a legislative body
special act
Noun
a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district
software
Noun
(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
software program
Noun
(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
software system
Noun
(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
sales agreement
Noun
an agreement or contract in which property is transferred from a seller to a buyer for a specified price
sale in gross
Noun
a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage
sheriff's sale
Noun
a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation
stay of execution
Noun
an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time
stop order
Noun
an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level
scire facias
Noun
a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled
stop-loss order
Noun
an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level
stop payment
Noun
a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check
stock power
Noun
a power of attorney document to transfer ownership of a registered security from the owner to another party
summons
Noun
a writ issued by authority of law
summons
Noun
an order to appear in person at a given place and time
summons
Noun
a request to be present
summons
Verb
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
stock symbol
Noun
the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded
subpoena
Noun
a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding
subpoena
Verb
serve or summon with a subpoena
subpoena ad testificandum
Noun
a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding
subpoena duces tecum
Noun
a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit
statute of limitations
Noun
a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken
speeding ticket
Noun
a ticket issued for driving above the speed limit
search warrant
Noun
a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court
sealed instrument
Noun
a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
special contract
Noun
a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
service contract
Noun
a contract for maintenance services
severable contract
Noun
a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument
subcontract
Noun
a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
subcontract
Verb
work under a subcontract
subcontract
Verb
arranged for contracted work to be done by others
statute law
Noun
law enacted by a legislative body
statute book
Noun
a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction
special pleading
Noun
(law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
special pleading
Noun
an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence
spyware
Noun
computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent