knock off, vb. 1. To make an unauthorized copy of (another’s product), usu. for sale at a substantially lower price than the original (the infringer knocked off popular dress designs). 2. Slang. To murder (the gang leader was knocked off by one of his lieutenants). 3. Slang. To rob or burglarize (the thieves knocked off […]
knockoff, n. Intellectual property. An unauthorized counterfeit and usu. inferior copy of another’s product, esp. one protected by patent, trademark, trade dress, or copyright, usu. passed off at a substantially lower price than the original.
knock down 落槌；击槌 指在拍卖中，通过击槌的方式把财产让与出价人〔bidder〕。拍卖商〔auctioneer〕落下他的槌子或者以其他可见可闻的方式表示出价人按其出价获得了财产权，该财产即称为「被击槌卖出」〔knocked down〕，并等同于「struck off」。
An auction at which two or more bidders have agreed in advance not to bid against one another. • At common law, knock-out auctions were not forbidden, on grounds that a person could not be constrained to make an offer. But most jurisdictions now have statutes that (1) forbid dealers (those who buy at auctions
mild exigency. A circumstance that justifies a law-enforcement officer’s departure from the knock-and-announce rule, such as the likelihood that the building’s occupants will try to escape, resist arrest, or destroy evidence. See KNOCK-AND-ANNOUNCE RULE.