2 definitions by Judge Learned Hand

loss of consortium

n. legal phrase someone uses when he or she can't get laid and blames someone else.

After Jenny's husband was killed in a car accident, she sued the other driver for loss of consortium.

After being harassed at work for years by his boss, Bob claimed he couldn't get it up and sued for loss of consortium.

Professor: what claims does someone have if a machine accidentally cuts off their hand?
Law Student: Loss of consortium?

by Judge Learned Hand July 29, 2008

double bird strike

Aviation term for when a bird flies into two engines of a jet plane, or else, when two birds fly into one engine.

Passengers landed safely on the Hudson on January 15, 2009, despite the fact that there was a double bird strike on the airplane

by Judge Learned Hand January 16, 2009