inscriptiones
inscriptiones (in-skrip-shee-oh-neez). [Latin] Hist. Title deeds; written instruments by which rights or interests are granted.
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reinscription
reinscription, n. Civil law. A second or renewed recordation of a mortgage or other title document. [Cases: Mortgages 96.] — reinscribe, vb.
inscription
inscription, n. 1. The act of entering a fact or name on a list, register, or other record. 2. An entry so recorded. 3. Civil law. An agreement whereby an accuser must, if the accusation is false, receive the same punishment that the accused would have been given if found guilty. — inscribe, vb. —
inscription
inscription n. (1)铭文证据 为永久保存而刻写于金石等固体物(如墓碑、石柱、石表、徽章)之上的文字、图形等。它们的证明力很大程度上取决于制作者的权威性和制作时与所纪念事件发生时相距的时间。 (2)登记 指对抵押〔mortgage〕、留置〔lien〕或其他书件在政府档案簿〔book of public records〕上进行的登录记载。 (3)(大陆法)对告发书的签署；对告发者的约束 如果告发人错误指控某人犯有某个罪行，则他要承受所控之罪的惩罚。
deface
deface (di-fays), vb. 1. To mar or destroy (a written instrument, signature, or inscription) by obliteration, erasure, or superinscription. 2. To detract from the value of (a coin) by punching, clipping, cutting, or shaving. 3. To mar or injure (a building, monument, or other structure). — defacement, n.
inscriptio
inscriptio (in-skrip-shee-oh), n. [Latin] In later Roman law, a written accusation detailed in an official register. • The accuser was liable to punishment if the accused was acquitted. See INSCRIPTION(3). Pl. inscriptiones (in-skrip-shee-oh-neez). — inscribere, vb.