bounty
bounty n. (1)赠与物 (2)奖金；奖赏；津贴 指由他人，尤其是政府所提供或给予的一种额外利益，以鼓励其从事某些活动。例如为鼓励应征入伍而对军人所发的津贴。它与赏金〔reward〕有所不同，其可以由任何完成指定行为的人所得，例如因杀死危险动物而给予奖金；而赏金则针对只可以实施一次的行为，只能由实施该行为的一人或与其合作之人获得，余者则不能获得，例如追捕逃犯而得的赏金。(→reward)
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natural object of (testator’s) bounty
natural object of (testator’s) bounty 自然受遗赠人 １指根据遗嘱法，在没有遗嘱的情况下，任何依法有权取得遗赠的人；２在一般案件中指死者的近亲属。
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bounty hunter
bounty hunter. A person who for a fee pursues someone charged with or suspected of a crime; esp., a person hired by a bail-bond company to find and arrest a criminal defendant who has breached the bond agreement by failing to appear in court as ordered. — Also termed bail-enforcement agent.
bounty land warrant
bounty-land warrant. Hist. A state- or federal-government-issued certificate affirming a veteran’s eligibility to apply for ownership of a certain amount of public land. • A veteran had to apply for a bounty-land warrant; it was not automatically granted. When the application was approved, the veteran received notice that the warrant had been issued in the
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military bounty land
military bounty land. Land offered to members of the military as a reward for services. See donation land, bounty land under LAND; BOUNTY-LAND WARRANT. [Cases: Bounties 1. C.J.S. Rewards and Bounties §§ 44–45.]
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bounty
bounty. 1. A premium or benefit offered or given, esp. by a government, to induce someone to take action or perform a service (a bounty for the killing of dangerous animals). 2. A gift, esp. in a will; generosity in giving (the court will distribute the testator’s bounty equally). 3. The portion of a salvage
Queen Anne’s Bounty
Queen Anne’s Bounty 〈英〉安妮女王基金会 安妮女王以其皇家特许状，将起初交给教皇后交给国王的初年圣俸〔first fruits〕和什一税〔tenths〕交由她指定的保管委员会管理，拨作增加贫困教士俸禄专款的永久基金。1947年该委员会并入英格兰宗教委员会〔Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England〕，并更名为教会委员会〔Church Commissioners〕。 (=Bounty of Queen Anne) (→first fruits)
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sugar bounty
sugar bounty 〈美〉糖业补助金 1890年美国国会的一项法律规定为在美国生产的各种糖类提供一种补助金。正当糖业制造商基于该法认为可从补助金中获利，而扩建工厂已花费相当大的代价作准备时，国会却认为它可能是违宪的而废除了它。1895年国会又立法，为因废除1890年的法令而蒙受损失者提供了财政救济，后一立法为最高法院所认可，认为依1895年的法令拨款给糖业制造商在国会权限范围之内。
bounty land
A portion of public land given or donated as a reward, esp. for military service. See MILITARY BOUNTY LAND. [Cases: Public Lands 46. C.J.S. Public Lands § 64.]