ways and means (committee)
ways and means (committee) 〈美〉筹款委员会 国会中主要负责审查、审议筹措国家财政收入的方式、来源以及提议向政府提供其所需资金的方法的委员会。它是众议院的一个常设委员会，还负责监督有关财政事务的立法。
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gross misdemeanor of public school pupil
gross misdemeanor of public school pupil 公立学校学生的严重违规行为 指多次违反学校合理适当的规章制度，但尚未构成犯罪的行为。
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high misdemeano(u)rs
high misdemeano(u)rs 比较严重的轻罪 制定法上的用语，指与轻微的轻罪或微罪〔petty offenses〕以及普通的轻罪〔ordinary misdemeanor〕相比，其犯罪性质较为严重，具有较为严重的社会危害性。 (→gross misdemeanor)
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first-class misdemeanant
first-class misdemeanant 〈英〉一级轻罪犯 依英国监狱法〔prisons act〕，在郡〔county〕、市〔city〕、自治市〔borough〕监狱中服刑的犯有轻罪而未被判处苦役〔hard labor〕的犯人，被分为两类，其中一类即「一级轻罪犯」。法院有权决定其为一级轻罪犯，即不被视作刑事犯〔criminal prisoner〕。
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external， violent and accidental means
external， violent and accidental means 外部的、暴力的及意外的原因 这是意外事故保险单中限制对风险损失承担责任的用语。根据这种规定，要想就意外事故造成的损失取得保险赔偿金，必须证明造成损失的原因同时具有这三种特征。例如，因「外部的、暴力的及意外的原因」而死亡就含有不是间接地、由于疾病或年老体弱的原因而死亡之意。
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proper means
Trade secrets. Any method of discovering trade secrets that does not violate property-protection statutes or standards of commercial ethics. • Proper means include independent invention, reverse engineering, observing the product in public, and studying published literature. Restatement (Second) of Torts § 757 cmt. f (1977).
misdemeanor manslaughter rule
The doctrine that a death occurring during the commission of a misdemeanor (or sometimes a nondangerous felony) is involuntary manslaughter. • Many states and the Model Penal Code have abolished this rule. Cf. FELONY-MURDER RULE. [Cases: Homicide 620–652.]
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means plus function clause
means-plus-function clause. Patent law. An element in a patent claim, usu. in a claim for an apparatus patent, asserting that the design is a way to perform a given function or is a step in the process of performing a given function. • The claim will be interpreted as including the structure or means stated
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external means
external means 外部原因 这是意外事故保险单中对承保范围的一种限制性的用语，即规定只对由于外部原因给身体造成的损害才可提供赔偿，而不论此外部原因是外在还是内在地影响被保险人的身体；对被保险人因疾病等内在原因造成的损害而在身体外部未有明显伤痕的，保险人则不予赔偿。
demeanor
demeanor. Outward appearance or behavior, such as facial expressions, tone of voice, gestures, and the hesitation or readiness to answer questions. • In evaluating credibility, the jury may consider the witness’s demeanor. [Cases: Witnesses 315. C.J.S. Witnesses § 567.]