(law, US) A legal rule in most patent systems that allows a court to hold a party liable for patent infringement when the infringing device or process does not fall within the literal scope of a patent claim, but nevertheless is equivalent to the claimed invention.

(poetic) China.

A prominent business person who owns or is the highest-ranking executive of one or more major firms, especially one who has considerable wealth and influence.

There will always be problems in a romantic relationship.

(chiefly US) Nonwhite; of a race other than white, for example black.

A cross consisting of a vertical bar intersected by a shorter horizontal one above its midpoint, and again by another horizontal bar half the length of the first, intersecting the vertical bar midway between the larger horizontal bar and the top of the vertical bar: ☨. It is an emblem of Lorraine in eastern France.

plural of cross of Lorraine

(Mormonism) One of the three eternal dwelling places for all resurrected beings except for the children of perdition; the celestial kingdom being the highest, the terrestrial kingdom being the middle, and the telestial kingdom being the lowest.

(Mormonism) The health code contained in the Doctrine and Covenants. It specifically prohibits the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, hot drinks (usually interpreted/construed as coffee and/or tea), and excessive amounts of meat.

plural of measure of location