market structure
market structure. The broad organizational characteristics of a particular market, including seller concentration, product differentiation, and barriers to entry.
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infrastructure
infrastructure. The underlying framework of a system; esp., public services and facilities (such as highways, schools, bridges, sewers, and water systems) needed to support commerce as well as economic and residential development.
information analysis and infrastructure protection directorate
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate. The division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for analyzing intelligence information gathered from the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Security Administration, and other sources, and for issuing warnings about threats of terrorist attack. • The unit is
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dangerous structure
dangerous structure 〈英〉危险建筑 指对身处其中的人或对其毗邻房屋构成危险的建筑物，或指因坍塌或被毁坏而恶化周围环境的建筑物。在前一种情况下，地方政府可向治安法院〔magistrates’ court〕申请拆除令或禁止使用令。在后一种情况下，可申请修缮令、拆除令或清除废物令。若有关当事人不执行上述令状，则地方政府可代为完成，但由该当事人支付所需费用。
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structure
structure. 1. Any construction, production, or piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts purposefully joined together (a building is a structure). 2. The organization of elements or parts (the corporate structure). 3. A method of constructing parts (the loan’s payment structure was a financial burden).
nonabatable structure
nonabatable structure 无法消除的建筑 指虽然构成永久性妨害〔permanent nuisance〕，但由享有国家征用权〔power of eminent domain〕的机关修建、可以通过依法征用受损害的财产或受侵犯的权利而使之合法化的建筑。
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capital structure
capital structure. The mix of debt and equity by which a business finances its operations; the relative proportions of short-term debt, long-term debt, and capital stock.
structured settlement
A settlement in which the defendant agrees to pay periodic sums to the plaintiff for a specified time. [Cases: Compromise and Settlement 2. C.J.S. Compromise and Settlement §§ 1–7.]
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structure
structure n. 构造物；建筑物 广义指建筑物〔construction〕和通过特定方式将各个部分结合而成的其他工作物〔work〕；狭义则专指任何形式的住房建筑〔building〕，尤指具有一定规模的住房建筑。