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metalaw

metalaw (met-[schwa]-law). A hypothetical set of legal principles based on the rules of existing legal systems and designed to provide a framework of agreement for these different systems. “[T]he Constitution controls the deployment of governmental power and defines the rules for how such power may be structured and applied. The Constitution, therefore, is not a […]

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metayer system

metayer system (me-tay-y[schwa]r or met-[schwa]-yay). An agricultural system in which land is divided into small farms among single families who pay a landlord a fixed portion — usu. half — of the produce and the landlord provides the stock. • The system was formerly prevalent in parts of France and Italy, and in the southern

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meta

meta (mee-t[schwa]), n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. The mark where a racecourse ends or around which chariots turn; by extension, a limit in space or time. 2. Hist. A boundary; a border.

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meta

meta 〈拉〉 (1)(罗马法)界限 指竞赛场的边界,如跑道终点处或比赛马车打转处的标记,也可延指对时、空的限制。 (2)(古)界标;地标 指土地的边界线,或用作地界的物体。

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