free ride. A benefit obtained without paying a fair price. • For example, a competitor who used aerial photographs of a plant-construction site to discover secret manufacturing techniques was judicially criticized for getting a free ride, in contrast to others who might spend time and effort legally reverse-engineering the same techniques.
free rider. One who obtains an economic benefit at another’s expense without contributing to it. — Also spelled freerider.
Congress of Racial Equality 〈美〉种族平等大会 由詹姆斯·法默〔James Farmer〕和芝加哥大学〔University of Chicago〕的一批学生于1942年成立的民权组织。其被认为是两项着名的、行之有效的非暴力示威游行方法的开创者：静坐〔sit-in〕和自由之行〔Freedom Ride〕。
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Pugh clause. Oil & gas. A provision in an oil-and-gas lease modifying the effect of most lease-pooling clauses by severing pooled portions of the lease from unpooled portions of the lease. • Drilling or production on a pooled portion will not maintain the lease for the unpooled portions. The clause is named for Lawrence G.