corruption in office
corruption in office. See official misconduct under MISCONDUCT. CORRUPTION OF A MINOR corruption of a minor. See IMPAIRING THE MORALS OF A MINOR.
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corruption
corruption n. (1)堕落；腐化；败坏 尤指通过贿赂诱使公职官员背离职守。 (2)徇私舞弊 指公职官员利用职权或受托人利用受托关系，为本人或他人谋取利益，损害他人利益的行为。 (3)(利用关系或其他方法)影响司法程序的行为
corruption of blood
A defunct doctrine, now considered unconstitutional, under which a person loses the ability to inherit or pass property as a result of an attainder or of being declared civilly dead. — Also termed corruption of the blood. See ATTAINDER; civil death (1) under DEATH.
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corruption
corruption. 1. Depravity, perversion, or taint; an impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle; esp., the impairment of a public official’s duties by bribery. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 121. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 329–334.] “The word ‘corruption’ indicates impurity or debasement and when found in the criminal law it means depravity or
corruption of blood
corruption of blood. A defunct doctrine, now considered unconstitutional, under which a person loses the ability to inherit or pass property as a result of an attainder or of being declared civilly dead. — Also termed corruption of the blood. See ATTAINDER; civil death (1) under DEATH. “Corruption of blood is, when any one is
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corruption of blood
corruption of blood (英格兰古法)血统败坏 因犯叛国罪或其它重罪而被剥夺民事权利和民事行为能力〔attainder〕所导致的直接后果之一。血统败坏的人被认为败坏、玷污了其祖上及后代的血统，因此他既不能继承土地或其他财产、维持财产的所有权，也不能将财产留给其继承人，后世地产权利的合法性不能追溯至该败坏家族血统者。他的土地、财产由其领主收回〔escheat〕，但国王的没收权〔forfeiture〕优先于领主的收回权。该制度于1834年废除。
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year day and waste
year, day, and waste. Hist. A right of the Crown to the profits and waste for a year and a day of the land of persons convicted of petty treason or felony (unless the lord made redemption), after which the Crown had to restore the property to the lord of the fee. The right was
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ambitus
ambitus (am-bi-t[schwa]s), n. [Latin ambitus “deviousness, corruption”] Hist. The procuring of a public office by money or gifts; the unlawful buying and selling of a public office.