Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
cannon rule — Purchase or ownership of stock, even of a controlling interest, in a domestic corporation by a foreign corporation does not constitute doing business by the foreign parent sufficient to subject it to service of process in state of subsidiary s… … Black's law dictionary
Cannon shogi — (大砲将棋 taihō shōgi cannon chess) is a modern variant of shogi (Japanese chess), however it is not Japanese. It was invented by Peter Michaelsen in February of 1998. Rules of the game Objective The objective of the game is to capture your opponent… … Wikipedia
cannon — 1. This word for a large gun is now confined, apart from its historical reference, to a shell firing gun in aircraft (a use first recorded in 1919). Historically the word is used both as an ordinary noun (with plural cannons), and as a collective … Modern English usage
Cannon, Harriet Starr — ▪ American religious leader born May 7, 1823, Charleston, S.C., U.S. died April 5, 1896, Peekskill, N.Y. 19th century American religious leader, a cofounder of the Community of St. Mary, an Episcopal sisterhood that focuses on child health… … Universalium
Cannon — This interesting name is in most cases of early medieval English origin. It does not appear to have anything to do with firearms, but is belived to generally derive from a nickname given to someone who worked at a clergy house, or who gained the… … Surnames reference
Chris Cannon — Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah s 3rd district In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 … Wikipedia
O'Cannon — This interesting name is in most cases of early medieval English origin, from a nickname given to someone who worked at a clergy house, or who gained the name from his dignified or clerical behaviour. The surname derives from the Middle English… … Surnames reference
Caliber rule — Caliber Cal i*ber, Calibre Cal ibre, n. [F. calibre, perh. fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar. q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clear statement rule — In American law, the clear statement rule is a guideline for statutory construction, instructing courts to not interpret a statute in a way that will have particular consequences unless the statute makes unmistakably clear its intent to achieve… … Wikipedia
Chain rule — Chain Chain (ch[=a]n), n. [F. cha[^i]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.] 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
