recessus
recessus 〈拉〉退出;离去;外出
recessus maris (ri-ses-[schwa]s mair-[schwa]s). [Latin] A going back or retreat of the sea. See RELICTION.
recession. A period characterized by a sharp slowdown in economic activity, declining employment, and a decrease in investment and consumer spending. Cf. DEPRESSION.
recess (ree-ses), n. 1. A brief break in judicial proceedings (the court granted a fifteen-minute recess so the attorney and plaintiff could confer). Cf. CONTINUANCE(3). [Cases: Criminal Law 649; Trial 26. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1155; Trial§ 113.] 2. Parliamentary law. A motion that suspends but does not end a meeting, and that usu. provides
rise, vb. 1. (Of a court) to adjourn finally at the end of a term. 2. (Of spectators and participants in a courtroom) to stand when the judge enters or exits. 3. (Of a court) to take a recess or temporary break, as at the end of a day. 4. Parliamentary law. (Of a special
quietus (kwI-ee-t[schwa]s), adj. [Law Latin] Quit; acquitted; discharged, esp. from a debt or obligation, or from serving as an executor. • In England, this term was formerly used by the Clerk of the Pipe, in a discharge given to an accountant, usu. concluding with abinde recessit quietus (“hath gone quit thereof”), called quietus est. 2.
stagflation (stag-flay-sh[schwa]n), n. A period of slow economic growth or recession characterized by high inflation, stagnant consumer demand, and high unemployment. — stagflationary, adj.