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Copyright

The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books.

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Document 76% connected

That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Procure 76% connected

To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get;…

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Secure 76% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Fair use noun · 85% connection

the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties

Used in the same subject area: Law, Intellectual property law, General law.
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Assignment noun · 85% connection

the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

Used in the same subject area: Law, Intellectual property law, General law.
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Abatement of a nuisance noun · 78% connection

(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance

Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.
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Actual damages noun · 78% connection

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…

Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.
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Assumed name noun · 78% connection

(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…

Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.
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Attestant noun · 78% connection

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

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Attestator noun · 78% connection

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

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Cease and desist order noun · 78% connection

(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunctions were forme…

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Civil wrong noun · 78% connection

(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

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Combination in restraint of trade noun · 78% connection

(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust la…

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Comparative negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff

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Compensatory damages noun · 78% connection

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…

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Concurrent negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately

Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.
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Constructive possession noun · 78% connection

(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it

Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.
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Contributory negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of c…

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Criminal negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…

Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.
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Criminal possession noun · 78% connection

(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed…

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-ee unknown · 78% connection

A suffix used, chiefly in law terms, in a passive signification, to indicate the direct or indirect object of an action, or the one to…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, author, assignee, statute, print.
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Artistry noun · 78% connection

Artistic pursuits; artistic ability.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, author, assignee, statute, print.
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Assignee verb · 78% connection

A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, author, assignee, statute, print.
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Assize noun · 78% connection

A statute or ordinance in general. Specifically: (1) A statute regulating the weight, measure, and proportions of ingredients and the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, author, assignee, statute, print.
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Authorship noun · 78% connection

The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, author, assignee, statute, print.
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Bar noun · 78% connection

To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance of evil; distance bar…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, author, assignee, statute, print.
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Composer noun · 78% connection

One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, author, assignee, statute, print.
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Composition noun · 78% connection

A literary, musical, or artistic production, especially one showing study and care in arrangement; -- often used of an elementary essa…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, author, assignee, statute, print.
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Constructiveness noun · 78% connection

The faculty which enables one to construct, as in mechanical, artistic, or literary matters.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, author, assignee, statute, print.
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Critic noun · 78% connection

One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who examines literary or artis…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, author, assignee, statute, print.
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Critical noun · 78% connection

Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, author, assignee, statute, print.
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Criticise verb · 78% connection

To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment upon; as, to criticise an author; to criticise a picture.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, author, assignee, statute, print.
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