boardinghouse
boardinghouse n. 供膳寄宿处 在英国，指允许一人，通常是多人临时寄宿的地方。主人要向寄宿者提供膳食、床铺及其他共用设施，寄宿者支付约定的费用。它与旅店〔inn〕的不同之处在于，寄宿处主人并无义务接待任何人，不管他是不是旅行者；他也不像旅店主那样对丢失财产承担严格责任，亦无权因寄宿者到期未付费而留置其财产。在美国，寄宿处主人不对丢失财产负责任，但享有法定留置权。(→boardinghouse keeper’s lien)
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national transportation safety board
National Transportation Safety Board. An independent five-member federal board that investigates air, rail, water, highway, pipeline, and hazardous-waste accidents; conducts studies; and makes recommendations to government agencies, the transportation industry, and others on safety measures and practices. • The agency was created in 1966. 49 USCA §§ 1101–1155. — Abbr. NTSB. [Cases: Aviation 31. C.J.S.
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Local Government Board
Local Government Board 〈英〉地方政府委员会 根据1871年《地方政府委员会法》〔Local Government Board Act〕而设立的委员会。目的是由它作为一个统一的政府部门集中对公共卫生、赈济贫民以及地方政府事务进行法律监督。根据1919年《卫生部法》〔Ministry of Health Act〕，其权力和职责转归卫生部。现由环境国务大臣行使此项权力。
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inboard
inboard, adj. Maritime law. (Of cargo) stowed between the boards (i.e., sides) of the vessel; esp., stowed inside or near the vessel’s centerline.
Financial Accounting Standard Board/FASB
Financial Accounting Standard Board/FASB 〈美〉财务会计标准委员会 负责制定并解释《通用会计准则》〔Generally Accepted Accounting Principles〕的独立机构。
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Board of Trade and Plantations
Board of Trade and Plantations 〈英〉贸易和殖民委员会1674年以委员会形式成立的一个英国政府部门。1688年光荣革命后改组成为一个由八名经任命的高级政府官员和一名助手组成的委员会。1786年重建为贸易委员会〔Board of Trade〕，包括当时枢密院负责处理有关贸易及对外殖民事务的委员会的高级官员。后贸易委员会改为贸易和工业部〔Department of Trade and Industry〕，1974年又改为贸易部〔Department of Trade〕。
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board of patent appeals and interferences
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Patents & trademarks. The quasi-judicial body in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that hears (1) appeals from patent applicants whose claims have been rejected by a patent examiner, and (2) interference contests between two or more applicants trying to patent the same invention. • This tribunal assumed the
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arbitration board
arbitration board. A panel of arbitrators appointed to hear and decide a dispute according to the rules of arbi-tration. [Cases: Arbitration 26. C.J.S. Arbitration §§ 60, 62.]
national mediation board
National Mediation Board. An independent federal board that mediates labor–management disputes in the airline and railroad industries and provides administrative and financial support in adjusting grievances in the railroad industry. • The agency was created by the Railway Labor Act of 1934 to prevent interruptions in service. 45 USCA §§ 154–163. — Abbr. NMB. Cf.
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