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M Black's Law Dictionary M Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004) , Page 3016 M. M. 1.abbr. MORTGAGE. 2.Hist. A letter engraved on a treasury note to show that the note bears interest at the rate of one mill per centum. 3.Hist. A brand placed on the left thumb of a person convicted of manslaughter who claimed the benefit of clergy. M1 M1. A measure of the money supply including cash, checking accounts, and travelers' checks. M2 M2. A measure of the money supply including M1 items, plus savings and time deposits, money-market accounts, and overnight-repurchase agreements. M3 M3. A measure of the money supply including M2 items, plus large time deposits and money-market funds held by institutions. MACE mace. 1.Hist. A weapon used in warfare, consisting of a staff topped by a heavy head, usu. of metal. 2. A scepter; an ornamental form of weapon used as an emblem of the dignity of an office, as in Parliament and the U.S. House of Representatives. • In the House of Commons, it is laid on the table when the Speaker is in the chair. In the U.S. House of Representatives, it is usu. placed to the right of the Speaker and is borne upright by the sergeant-at-arms on extraordinary occasions, as when necessary to quell a disturbance or bring refractory members to order. 3. A chemical liquid that can be sprayed in a person's face to cause dizziness and temporary immobilization. MACE-BEARER mace-bearer. A person who carries a mace before an official, usu. one of high rank. See MACE(2). MACEDONIAN DECREE Macedonian Decree.See SENATUS CONSULTUM MACEDONIAUM. MACE-GREFF mace-greff (mays-gref).Hist. A purchaser of stolen goods; esp., a person who knowingly buys stolen food. — Also spelled mace-griefe. MACE-PROOF mace-proof,vb. To exempt from an arrest; to secure against an arrest. MACER 3016 M Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004) , Page 3017 macer.Scots law. See BAILIFF(1). MACHINATION machination (mak-<<schwa>>-nay-sh<<schwa>>n).1. An act of planning a scheme, esp. for an evil purpose. 2. The scheme so planned. MACHINE machine.Patents. A device or apparatus consisting of fixed and moving parts that work together to perform some function. • Machines are one of the statutory categories of inventions that can be patented. — Also termed apparatus; device. Cf. MANUFACTURE; PROCESS(3). [Cases: Patents 10.C.J.S. Patents § 20.] MACHINISTS PREEMPTION Machinists preemption.See PREEMPTION. MACRS MACRS.abbr.Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System. See ACCELERATED COST RECOVERY SYSTEM . MACTATOR mactator (mak-tay-t<<schwa>>r), n. [Law Latin “slaughterer”] Hist. A murderer. MACULARE maculare (mak-y<<schwa>>-lair-ee), vb. [Law Latin] Hist. To wound (a person). MADE LAND made land.See LAND. MADE LAW made law.See POSITIVE LAW. MADISON AMENDMENT Madison Amendment.See TWENTY-SEVENTH AMENDMENT. MAD PARLIAMENT Mad Parliament.In 1258, an assembly of 24 barons summoned to Oxford by Henry III that ultimately carried out certain reforms to settle differences between the king and the barons. • The assembly was called the Mad Parliament because it abridged the king's power and gave unprecedented powers to the barons. The parliament produced the Provisions of Oxford. — Also termed parliamentum insanum. See PROVISIONS OF OXFORD. MADRID AGREEMENT Madrid Agreement.Trademarks. 1. An 1890 treaty establishing a system for the international 3017 M Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004) , Page 3018 registration of trademarks. • The agreement's official name is the Madrid Arrangement Concerning the International Registration of Marks. A product of the Madrid Revision Conference of the Paris Convention in 1890, it was last revised in 1967. Under this treaty's registration system, called the Madrid Union, a mark registered in a treaty nation that is also registered (in French) with the World Intellectual Property Organization receives equal protection in all signatory nations. The United States ratified the treaty in 2002. — Also termed Madrid Arrangement; Madrid Registration of Marks Treaty; Madrid Union. 2. An 1890 treaty designed to discourage false indications of geographic source by permitting member nations to seize falsely marked imported goods. • Also a product of the Madrid Revision Conference of the Paris Convention in 1890, the treaty's official name is the Madrid Arrangement Concerning the Prevention of False or Deceptive Indications of Source. It applies to manufactured and handmade goods, and agricultural products. — Also termed (in sense 2) Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source of Goods. MADRID PROTOCOL Madrid Protocol.Trademarks. 1. A 1996 international agreement that allows citizens of a Madrid Agreement signatory nation to apply for a single international trademark through the World Intellectual Property Organization instead of registering the trademark in each individual nation. • An applicant must apply for the trademark's registration in a treaty-member nation before applying for international trademark protection. 2. A 1989 international trademark-registration agreement that supplements the Madrid Agreement on trademark registration, harmonizes the Agreement's registration system with that of the European Union, and allows citizens of nonmember nations to apply for international trademark registration without first registering the trademark in a member nation. • When referred to along with the Madrid Registration of Marks Treaty, it is sometimes also termed the Madrid System. See MADRID AGREEMENT(1). MADRID REGISTRATION OF MARKS TREATY Madrid Registration of Marks Treaty.See MADRID AGREEMENT(1). MADRID SYSTEM Madrid System.See MADRID PROTOCOL(2). MADRID UNION Madrid Union.See MADRID AGREEMENT(1). MAEGBOTE maegbote. See BOTE(2). MAGISTER magister (m<<schwa>>-jis-t<<schwa>>r). [fr. Latin magis “more”] Roman law. 1. A master; a superior, esp. by office or position. 2. A teacher; esp., one who has obtained eminence in a particular field of learning. 3018 M Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004) , Page 3019 magister ad facultates (m<<schwa>>-jis-t<<schwa>>r ad fak-<<schwa>>l-tay-teez), n. [Latin “master for permissions”] Eccles. law. 1. An officer who grants dispensations, as to marry or to eat meat on prohibited days. 2.MASTER OF THE FACULTIES. magister bonorum vendendorum (m<<schwa>>-jis-t<<schwa>>r b<<schwa>>-nor-<< schwa>>m ven-den-dor-<<schwa>>m). [Law Latin “master for sale of goods”] Roman law. A master appointed by the creditors of an insolvent debtor to direct the sale of the debtor's entire estate at auction. magister cancellariae (m<<schwa>>-jis-t<<schwa>>r kan-s<<schwa>>-lair-ee-ee). [Law Latin “master in chancery”] Hist. A master in chancery — so called because the officer was a priest. magister libellorum (m<<schwa>>-jis-t<<schwa>>r lI-b<<schwa>>-lor-<<schwa>>m). [Latin “master of written petitions”] Roman law. The chief of the imperial chancery bureau that handled petitions to the emperor. magister litis (m<<schwa>>-jis-t<<schwa>>r lI-tis). [Latin “master of a lawsuit”] Roman law. A person who directs or controls a lawsuit. magister navis (m<<schwa>>-jis-t<<schwa>>r nay-vis). [Latin “master of a ship”] Roman law. The master of a trading vessel. • The master's trading debts, including the ship's maintenance expenses, gave rise to an actio exercitoria. See actio exercitoria under ACTIO. magister palatii (m<<schwa>>-jis-t<<schwa>>r p<<schwa>>-lay-shee-I). [Latin “master of the palace”] Civil law. A master of the palace, similar to the English Lord Chamberlain. magister societatis (m<<schwa>>-jis-t<<schwa>>r s<<schwa>>-sI-<<schwa>>-tay-tis). [Latin “master of partnership”] Roman law. A person appointed to administer a partnership's business; a managing partner or an employee. MAGISTERIAL magisterial (maj-<<schwa>>-steer-ee-<<schwa>>l), adj. Of or relating to the character, office, powers, or duties of a magistrate. — Also termed magistral; magistratic. [Cases: Justices of the Peace 12, 30.C.J.S. Justices of the Peace §§ 11, 23.] MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT magisterial district.See magisterial precinct under PRECINCT. MAGISTERIAL PRECINCT magisterial precinct.See PRECINCT. MAGISTRACY magistracy (maj-<<schwa>>-str<<schwa>>-see).1. The office, district, or power of a magistrate. 2. A body of magistrates. [Cases: Justices of the Peace 1. C.J.S. Justices of the Peace § 1.] 3019 M Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004) , Page 3020 MAGISTRAL magistral,adj. 1. Of or relating to a master or masters <an absolutely magistral work>.2. Formulated by a physician <a magistral ointment>.3.MAGISTERIAL. MAGISTRALIA BREVIA magistralia brevia (maj-<<schwa>>-stray-lee-<<schwa>> bree-vee-<<schwa>>), n. [Law Latin “magisterial writs”] Hist. Magisterial writs, which were drafted by clerks of the chancery for use in special matters. MAGISTRATE magistrate (maj-<<schwa>>-strayt), n.1. The highest-ranking official in a government, such as the king in a monarchy, the president in a republic, or the governor in a state. — Also termed chief magistrate; first magistrate. [Cases: States 41. C.J.S. States §§ 88–90, 130–131.] 2. A local official who possesses whatever power is specified in the appointment or statutory grant of authority. 3. A judicial officer with strictly limited jurisdiction and authority, often on the local level and often restricted to criminal cases. Cf. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. [Cases: Justices of the Peace 31. C.J.S. Justices of the Peace §§ 26, 47.] 4. See judicial officer (3) under OFFICER. — magisterial (maj-<<schwa>>-stir-ee-<<schwa>>l), adj. committing magistrate.A judicial officer who conducts preliminary criminal hearings and may order that a defendant be released for lack of evidence, sent to jail to await trial, or released on bail. See examining court under COURT. district-court magistrate.In some states, a quasi-judicial officer given the power to set bail, accept bond, accept guilty pleas, impose sentences for traffic violations and similar offenses, and conduct informal hearings on civil infractions.
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