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Consortium Definition
Under the term “consortium,” as applied to the relations of husband and wife, are included the person’s affections, society and aid. 186 111. 639. In Civil Law. A union of fortunes; one of the names of lawful marriage among the Romans. Tayl. Civ. Law, 284, A union of several persons as parties in one action. 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, 197. In Old English Law. Company; society. It occurs in this last sense in the phrase per quod consortium amisit, by which he has lost the companionship, used when the plaintiff declares for any bodily injury done to his wife by a third person. 3 Bl. Comm. 140. In Pleading. The company or society of a wife.
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Under the term “consortium,” as applied to the relations of husband and wife, are included the person’s affections, society and aid. 186 111. 639. In Civil Law. A union of fortunes; one of the names of lawful marriage among the Romans. Tayl. Civ. Law, 284, A union of several persons as parties in one action. 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, 197. In Old English Law. Company; society. It occurs in this last sense in the phrase per quod consortium amisit, by which he has lost the companionship, used when the plaintiff declares for any bodily injury done to his wife by a third person. 3 Bl. Comm. 140. In Pleading. The company or society of a wife.
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Educational Consortia-A Longitudinal Study, College and University; April 1, 1999; Keim, Marybelle C.
Consortia Build Negotiating Strength, Information Outlook; December 1, 2006; Eccles, Karen
Consortium pact OK’d, with proviso, Glenview Announcements (IL); February 13, 1997
Consortium problem redefined: negotiating ‘democracy’ in the actor network on standardization., International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research; July 1, 2003; Egyedi, Tineke M.
Can R&D consortia increase the PCB industry’s innovation output? Collaborative research provides an economical avenue that fosters process innovation and new product development channels.(INDUSTRY CONSORTIA), Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture; May 1, 2007; Fisher, Jack
Library Consortia Change the Rules; Negotiating with a Consortium Is like Negotiating with a Labor Union, Information Today; November 1, 1996
HDD Consortium Continues Guidelines Work., Underground Construction; January 1, 2001; Griffin, Jeff
Library Consortia in the Brave New Online World, Computers in Libraries; April 1, 1998; Balas, Janet
SOA Consortium Releases New SOA Hot Topics Roundtable Podcast on “SOA in a Green World”.(Discussion), Global Warming Focus; June 1, 2009
Consortiums boost affordable housing Communities join for major projects, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); February 28, 1999; John Laidler, Globe Correspondent
Consortium brings education centres together: linking schools part of goal for organization., Wind Speaker; September 1, 1997; McKinley, Rob
Consortium International probe fishes offshore; Bloomington company’s founder jailed on charges of wire fraud.(BUSINESS), Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); September 9, 1996; Phelps, David
Library Consortia Change the Rules, Computers in Libraries; November 1, 1996; Miller, Kathy
Consortium Bids: An Overview., Mondaq Business Briefing; March 21, 2006
Buying consortiums suit some, not all., Purchasing; August 13, 1998; Vigoroso, Mark
Capitalizing on consortia: cooperation bolsters research., R & D; October 1, 1997; Vaanderdorpe, Laura
SOA Consortium Declares Its Mission a Success, Ecology, Environment & Conservation; October 23, 2009
Sen. Coleman Introduces Consortium on Impact of Technology in Aging Health Services Act, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; March 27, 2007
SOA Consortium Meeting to Feature Presentations by IBM’s Sandy Carter and Hurwitz & Associates’ Judith Hurwitz and SAP’s Amit Sinha, Wireless News; November 12, 2007
ARTS CONSORTIUM TEMPORARY HOME: MUSEUM CENTER.(Living), The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); November 16, 2004; Stein, Jerry
R&D Consortium in the International Business Landscape
Definition of R&d Consortium in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: Confederation of organizations that band together to research and develop new products and processes for world markets.