pack
pack v. 不正当地组织、召集(陪审团等) 指为使陪审团作出对一方有利的裁断，以非法的、不正当的或欺骗性手段(例如收买或笼络)使得陪审团由倾向于该方或易受不当影响的人组成。
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court(-)packing plan
court(-)packing plan 〈美〉法院重组方案 指1937年富兰克林·罗斯福〔Franklin D.Roosevelt〕总统为了挽救新政〔New Deal〕立法而作的提议，意图将全国最高法院大法官的人数由9名增加到15名。因此前在30年代中期，最高法院在一系列案件中宣布新政计划违宪，以致罗斯福总统提议要对联邦法官的任职和任命程序作根本性的改变。该项提议宣称其目的是为了促进法院工作的高效率，但实际上是罗斯福总统想以此任命不会阻碍其实施新政的法官，该项提议最终在参议院未获通过，但最高法院在此之后一直都承认新政立法的合宪性。
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jury packing
jury-packing. The act or an instance of contriving to have a jury composed of persons who are predisposed toward one side or the other. — Also termed packing a jury. Cf. EMBRACERY; JURY-FIXING.
court packing plan
court-packing plan. An unsuccessful proposal — made in 1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt — to increase the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices from 9 to 15. • The ostensible purpose of the proposal was to increase the Court’s efficiency, but President Roosevelt wanted to appoint justices who would not block his administration’s New
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grain inspection packers and stockyards administration
Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration. An agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for helping to market meat, cereals, and related agricultural products, and for promoting fair trade practices. — Abbr. GIPSA.
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package policy
An insurance policy providing protection against multiple perils and losses of both the insured and third parties. • A homeowner’s policy is usu. a package policy.
original package doctrine
original package doctrine 〈美〉原装规则 布朗诉马里兰州〔Brown v.Maryland〕一案中确立的原则，该案在阐释美国宪法的商业条款上具有里程碑意义。最高法院在判决中认为，一个州只有在进口货物的原装被打开后才能予以征税或征收许可费，因为此时货物已不处于州际商业流通之中，从而不再适用联邦规章。
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packing
packing, n. A gerrymandering technique in which a dominant political or racial group minimizes minority representation by concentrating the minority into as few districts as possible. Cf. CRACKING; STACKING(2). [Cases: Elections 12(6).]
pack
pack, vb. To choose or arrange (a tribunal, jurors, etc.) to accomplish a desired result (pack a jury).