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de medietate linguae

de medietate linguae (dee mee-dee-[schwa]-tay-tee ling-gwee). [Law Latin] Of half-tongue. • This term describes a jury made up of an equal number of natives and aliens. Edward III originally provided for such a jury in commercial cases when one party was an alien. It was later extended to criminal cases. If enough aliens could not

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diet

diet. 1. A regimen, esp. of food. 2. A governing body’s meeting day for legislative, political, or religious purposes; specif., a national assembly of various European countries, such as the diet of the German empire, which was summoned by the emperor regularly to perform various functions, including levying taxes, enacting laws, and declaring war. 3.

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diet

diet n. (1)〈苏格兰〉到庭日期 刑事诉讼法中所规定的当事人必须出庭的日期,可以分为两种:1答辩日期,即法庭要求被告人作出答辩的日期;2审判日期,即作无罪答辩的被告人接受开庭审判的日期。 (2)神圣罗马帝国议会 起初由教俗两界的诸侯构成,14世纪时演变为三个集团,即七大选侯、一般诸侯、贵族、市镇代表,该议会具有立法、征税及其它方面的权力。依据1648年的《威斯特伐利亚条约》〔treaty of Westphalia〕,神圣罗马帝国议会不再作为全国性的集会而变成了组成德意志松散联邦的各州的特使的会议,1663年起它完全失去作用,1806年随帝国的灭亡而消亡。

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