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MULTI-SKILLING

A single employee training in multiple skill-sets. A particular purpose in labor unions and their structure promotes workers with a range of skills or knowledge, These become useful on several different projects,

MUTUAL FUND SUBADVISOR

A fund manager’s hired assistant in managing investment portfolios. A sub-advisor works outside of the fund itself as a money manager. With the goal of reaching specific objectives, sub-advisors are authorized to

MERITORIOUS DEFENSE

One going to the merits, substance, or essentials of the case, as distinguished from dilatory or technical objections. Cooper v. Lumber Co.. 01 Ark. 36. 31 S. W. 981.

MATTER IN DISPUTE

The subject of litigation ; the matter for which a suit is brought and upon which issue isjoined, and in relation to which jurors are called and witnesses examined. Lee v.Watson, 1

MIXED ACTION

An action partaking of the twofold nature of real and personal actions, having for its object the demand and restitution of real property and also personal damages for a wrong sustained. 3

MANAGING AGENT

A person who is invested with general power, involving the exercise of judgment and discretion, as distinguished from an ordinary agent or employe, who acts in an inferior capacity. and under the

MALICIOUS ARREST

An arrest made willfully and without probable cause, but in the course of a regular proceeding.

MUTUAL ASSENT

The meeting of the minds of both or ail the parties to a contract; the fact that each agrees to all the terms and conditions, in the same sense and with the

MIXED BLOOD

A person is “of mixed blood” who is descended from ancestors of different races or nationalities; but particularly, in the United States, the term denotes a person one of whose parents (or

MEMORANDUM CHECK

A check given by a borrower to a lender, for the amount of a short loan, with the understanding that it is not to be presented at the bank, but will be

MESNE CONVEYANCE

An intermediate conveyance; one occupying an intermediate position in a chain of title between the first grantee and the present holder.

MEASON-DUE

(Corruption of maison de Dial.) A house of God; a monastery; religious house or hospital. See 39 Eliz. c. 5.

MELIUS INQUIRENDUM

To be better inquired into. In old English, law. The name of a writ commanding a further inquiry respecting a matter; as, after an imperfect inquisition in proceedings in outlawry, to have

MENSOR

In the civil law. A measurer of laud; a surveyor. Dig. 11, 6; Id. 50, 6, 6; Cod. 12, 28.

MERCEN-EAGE

The law of the Mercians. One of the three principal systems of laws which prevailed in England about the beginning of the eleventh century. It was observed In many of the midland

METRE

tions for legislation, and other matters. Const. U. S. art 2,

METHOD

In patent law. “Engine” and “method” mean the same thing, and may be the subject of a patent. Method, pivperly speaking, is only placing several things, or performing several operations, in the

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