city directory
city directory 市人名地址簿;城市指南 (→directory)
A series of books, published annually, containing a roster and ratings of lawyers and law firms in most cities of the United States, corporate legal departments, government lawyers, foreign lawyers, and lawyer-support providers, as well as a digest of the laws of the states, the District of Columbia, and territories of the United States, and
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A law that indicates only what should be done, with no provision for enforcement. Cf. mandatory statute. [Cases: Statutes 227. C.J.S. Statutes §§ 362–369.]
red book directory 〈美〉红皮人名地址录 美国律师协会〔American Bar Association〕每年出版的出版物,记载其20多万会员及协会所有职员的姓名和地址。
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directory, n. 1. A book containing an alphabetical list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers, esp. those of a city’s or area’s residents and businesses. [Cases: Telecommunications 269. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television § 120.] 2. Any organization’s publication containing information on its members or business, such as a legal directory. 3. Eccles. law.
directory n. (1)人名地址录;工商行名录;号码簿 (2)指南;使用手册 (3)(教会法)礼拜程序说明书;礼拜程序大全 英格兰1664年制定的《公共礼拜程序大全》〔Directory for the Public Worship of God〕取代了《公祷书》〔Book of Common Prayer〕。罗马天主教的礼拜程序说明书对一年当中每一天所作的弥撒、举行的仪式均有详细说明。 a.指导性的;指示性的 制定法规范、程序规则的规定等,如果只是指导性的而不具有强制遵守的效力,则称之为指导性的规范。未遵守此种规范并不会引起行为或者程序无效的后果。它与强行性规范〔imperative provision〕相对,对后者必须遵守。
directory provision. A statutory or contractual sentence or paragraph in which a directory requirement appears. [Cases: Statutes 227. C.J.S. Statutes §§ 362–369.]
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directory requirement. A statutory or contractual instruction to act in a way that is advisable, but not absolutely essential — in contrast to a mandatory requirement. • A directory requirement is frequently introduced by the word should or, less frequently, shall (which is more typically a mandatory word). [Cases: Statutes 227. C.J.S. Statutes §§ 362–369.]
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directory call. Property. In a land description, a general description of the areas in which landmarks or other calls are found. See CALL(5); LOCATIVE CALLS.
mandatory and directory provisions 命令性(强制性)和指导性规定(→directory)
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