Military law. A procedure under which a commanding officer levies punishment against a minor offender who is subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. • In the Navy and Coast Guard, nonjudicial punishment is termed captain’s mast; in the Marine Corps, it is termed office hours; and in the Army and Air Force, it […]
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Young Men’s Christian Association 基督教青年会 简称「青年会」，是基督教新教青年社会活动组织之一。1844年由英国人乔治·威廉斯创设于伦敦，旨在通过集体活动和训练来培养青年的良好品性和健全人格。现在，青年会已扩展至一百多个国家，各国青年会的联合组织是基督教青年会世界协会，总部设在日内瓦。
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special power. 1. POWER(3). 2. See limited power of appointment under POWER OF APPOINTMENT.
exigi facias (ek-s[schwa]-jIfay-shee-[schwa]s). [Latin] That you cause to be demanded. • These were the emphatic words of the Latin form of the writ of exigent; the phrase was sometimes used as the name of the writ. See EXIGENT.
social restriction. 1. The curtailment of individuals’ liberties ostensibly for the general benefit. 2. A governmental measure that has this effect.
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commercial signature. Trademarks. A trademark (as commonly described).
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specialty. 1. See contract under seal under CONTRACT. 2. DOCTRINE OF SPECIALTY. 3. Eminent domain. Unique property (such as a church or cemetery) that is essentially not marketable, so that its value for condemnation purposes is determined by measuring the property’s reproduction cost less any depreciation. — Also termed (in sense 3) specialty property. [Cases:
official referee 〈英〉官方调查人 高等法院〔High Court〕的官员，法院可委托其对任何民事案件中的任何问题进行调查或提出报告。为调查之目的，官方调查人享有与法官相同的权力。官方调查人向法庭提出报告后，法庭可采纳或修改该报告，也可重新委托或就委托的问题作出决定。该职位为1971年《法院法》〔Courts Act〕所废止，其职能由大法官〔Lord Chancellor〕任命的巡回法官〔circuit judges〕行使。
difforciare (di-for-shee-air-ee), vb. [Law Latin “to deny”] Hist. To keep (something) from someone; to deny (something) to someone.