constituent, adj. 1. (Of a component) that helps make up or complete a unit or a whole (a constituent element of the criminal offense). 2. (Of an assembly) able to frame or amend a constitution (a constituent council). constituent, n. 1. A person who gives another the authority to act as a representative; a principal […]
constituent a. (1)组成的，形成的(部分) (2)有权制宪、修宪的(会议) 如「立宪会议」〔constituent council〕。 n. (3)委任人 指委任并授权他人为自己的代理人。 (4)选民 在自己所在的选区选出代表该选区并在公共事务中关注他们利益的议员的人。 (5)合并公司〔consolidation〕的组成公司 (6)组成部分；成分
constituent element. An essential component of a crime or cause of action.
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constituent elements 构成要素；构成要件 指构成刑事犯罪、民事侵权或其他诉因的各种要素。
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element. 1. A constituent part of a claim that must be proved for the claim to succeed (Burke failed to prove the element of proximate cause in prosecuting his negligence claim). 2. Patents. A discretely claimed component of a patent claim. • For a prior-art reference to anticipate a claim, it must teach each and
A state that is a constituent part of a greater state that includes both it and one or more others, and to whose government it is subject; a state that is not complete and self-existent. • Among other things, a nonsovereign state has no power to engage in foreign relations. — Also termed dependent state.
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elements of crime. The constituent parts of a crime — usu. consisting of the actus reus, mens rea, and causation — that the prosecution must prove to sustain a conviction. • The term is more broadly defined by the Model Penal Code in § 1.13(9) to refer to each component of the actus reus, causation,
all-elements rule. Patents. The doctrine that each element of a claim must be present in an allegedly infringing device in order to establish literal infringement. • This rule acts to limit the doctrine of equivalents and prevent the doctrine’s application to an entire claim, rather than the claim’s constituent elements. — Also termed all-limitations rule.
droit d’aubaine (drwah doh-ben), n. [Law French “right of alienage”] Hist. With certain exceptions, a sovereign’s right to a deceased alien’s property, regardless of whether the alien had a will. • This right was primarily exercised in France, where it was revived in some form by Napoleon after its initial abolishment in 1790. It was
presence of the court. The company or proximity of the judge or other courtroom official. • For purposes of contempt, an action is in the presence of the court if it is committed within the view of the judge or other person in court and is intended to disrupt the court’s business. “Some decisions indicate
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