A preferential contract between a corporation and an executive where the executive will be provided with substantially high exit payments in the event the executive is removed as a result of a change of ownership (takeover) or an early retirement. … [Read more...]
GOD BOTE
eccl. law. An ecclesiastical or church fine imposed upon an. offender for crimes and offences committed against God. … [Read more...]
GOLDEN RULE
A rule which allows a judge to interpret words as intended rather than may be literally written so as to avoid an absurd or wrongful result. … [Read more...]
GOD-BOTE
An ecclesiastical or church fine paid for crimes and offenses committed against God. Cowell. … [Read more...]
GOLDEN RULE ARGUMENT
An argument used by plaintiff's attorneys in personal injury cases, who ask jurors to consider damages for an injured client as if the juror himself or herself was so injured, e.g. disfigured just like the plaintiff. … [Read more...]