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Define That Term #312

By Nicole Black, Esq.

The most recent term was Feres Doctrine, which is defined as:A legal doctrine that prevents people who are injured as a result of military service from successfully suing the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The doctrine comes from the U.S. Supreme Court case Feres v. United States, in which servicemen who picked up highly radioactive weapons fragments from a crashed airplane were not permitted to recover damages from the government. Also known as the Feres-Stencel doctrine or the Feres rule. No one guessed this time around.Today's term is:preference relative.As always, no dictionaries please.

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Full post as published by Sui Generis on February 22, 2009 (boomark / email).