call up
call up, vb. Parliamentary law. To bring before a deliberative assembly business that is ready for consideration (call up the motion to reconsider).
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calling upon a prisoner
calling upon a prisoner 要求在押被告人陈述理由 当依大陪审团起诉书裁定在押被告人有罪时，由法院书记官向其告知并要求其陈述不应对其作出判决的理由。
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supersedere
supersedere (s[y]oo-p[schwa]r-s[schwa]-deer-ee). [Law Latin] Hist. SIST. “When creditors voluntarily agree to supersede or sist diligence against their debtor for a certain period, such an agreement is called a supersedere; and the same name is given to any judicial act by which creditors are restrained from doing diligence. A creditor who commits a breach of the
cleanup clause
cleanup clause. In a loan agreement, a clause that calls for a loan to be repaid in full within a given period, after which no further loans will be afforded the debtor for a specified “cleanup” period.
occupational hazard
A danger or risk that is peculiar to a particular calling or occupation. • Occupational hazards include both accidental injuries and occupational diseases.
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lineup
lineup. A police identification procedure in which a criminal suspect and other physically similar persons are shown to the victim or a witness to determine whether the suspect can be identified as the perpetrator of the crime. — Also termed (in BrE) identification parade. Cf. SHOWUP. [Cases: Criminal Law 339. 8. C.J.S. Criminal Law §
occupant
occupant. 1. One who has possessory rights in, or control over, certain property or premises. 2. One who acquires title by occupancy. general occupant. A person who occupies land in the interim arising after the death of a pur autre vie tenant but before the death of the person who serves as the measuring life
group insurance
A form of insurance offered to a member of a group, such as the employees of a business, as long as that person remains a member of the group. • Group insurance is typically health or life (usu. term life) insurance issued under a master policy between the insurer and the employer, who usu. pays
racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. A law designed to attack organized criminal activity and preserve marketplace integrity by investigating, controlling, and prosecuting persons who participate or conspire to participate in racketeering. • Enacted in 1970, the federal RICO statute applies only to activity involving interstate or foreign commerce. 18 USCA §§ 1961–1968. Since then,
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