objectionable business
objectionable business 侵犯性活动(→offensive business)
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objectionable
objectionable, adj. Open to opposition, esp. adverse reason or contrary argument. — Also termed exceptionable.
venter
venter (ven-t[schwa]r), n. [Latin “womb”] 1. The womb of a wife or mother. 2. One of two or more women who are sources of the same man’s offspring. “venter… is a term nowadays considered objectionable, as it refers to the woman merely as the possessor of a birth canal.” Bryan A. Garner, A Dictionary of
invasion of privacy
invasion of privacy. An unjustified exploitation of one’s personality or intrusion into one’s personal activities, actionable under tort law and sometimes under constitutional law. See RIGHT OF PRIVACY. [Cases: Torts 8. 5. C.J.S. Right of Privacy and Publicity § 2.] invasion of privacy by appropriation. The use of another’s name or likeness for one’s own
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indecency
indecency, n. The state or condition of being outrageously offensive, esp. in a vulgar or sexual way. • Unlike obscene material, indecent speech is protected under the First Amendment. Cf. OBSCENITY. [Cases: Obscenity 1. C.J.S. Obscenity §§ 1–8.] — indecent, adj. “Obscenity is that which is offensive to chastity. Indecency is often used with the
exequatur
exequatur (ek-s[schwa]-kway-t[schwa]r). [Latin “let it be executed”] A written official recognition and authorization of a consular officer, issued by the government to which the officer is accredited. “Consuls on exhibiting proof of their appointment, if not objectionable persons, receive an exequatur, or permission to discharge their functions within the limits prescribed, which permission can be
declaration of paris
Declaration of Paris. An international agreement, signed by Great Britain, France, Turkey, Sardinia, Austria, Prussia, and Russia in 1856 (at the end of the Crimean War), providing that (1) privateering is illegal, (2) with the exception of contraband, a neutral flag covers an enemy’s goods, (3) with the exception of contraband, neutral goods cannot be
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imperfect statute
A law that prohibits, but does not render void, an objectionable transaction. • Such a statute provides a penalty for disobedience without depriving the violative transaction of its legal effect.
obnoxious
obnoxious, adj. 1. Offensive; objectionable (obnoxious behavior). 2. Contrary; opposed (a practice obnoxious to the principle of equal protection under the law). 3. Archaic. Exposed to harm; liable to something undesirable (actions obnoxious to criticism).