unlawful advantage

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• advantage, concession, and discrimination — A combination of terms which bespeaks a violation of law. These words as used in the Elkins Act of February 19, 1903 (49 USCA § 41) denouncing certain agreements between common carriers and shippers, must be construed to mean unlawful advantage,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Unlawful combatant — An unlawful combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a civilian who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of the laws of war. An unlawful combatant may be detained or prosecuted under the domestic law of the detaining state… …   Wikipedia

• illegal — illegally, adv. /i lee geuhl/, adj. 1. forbidden by law or statute. 2. contrary to or forbidden by official rules, regulations, etc.: The referee ruled that it was an illegal forward pass. n. 3. Informal. See illegal alien. [1620 30; < ML… …   Universalium

• fraudulently — Acting with a deliberately planned purpose and intent to deceive and thereby to gain an unlawful advantage. Bank of Montreal v Thayer (CC Iowa) 7 F 622, 625. A word insufficient in itself as an allegation of fraud, a sufficient allegation being… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Maintenance — ♦ Unlawful intervening or meddling in an action before a court to assist either party by money, or other means, to carry the case to a successful conclusion, possibly to share in the advantage of winning the case; usually linked with champerty.… …   Medieval glossary

• Opportunism — Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed. Engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605. Contents 1 General definition …   Wikipedia

• Torquay Hotel Co. Ltd. v. Cousins — [1969] 2 Ch. 106, [1969] 2 WLR 289 is a British labour law case concerning the liability of a union when its members take industrial action. In it Lord Denning MR invented a new economic tort for interference with a contract. This was not there… …   Wikipedia

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• Steve J. Rosen — Steven J. Rosen served for 23 years as one of the top officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the leading organization of the pro Israel lobby in the United States. He is regarded as one of the most influential but… …   Wikipedia

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