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style

style, n. 1. A case name or designation (the style of the opinion is Connor v. Gray). — Also termed title. Cf. CAPTION(1). 2. Scots law. A form of writ or deed used in conveyancing. • A book of styles is essentially a formbook; a typical Scottish example is John Hendry’s Styles of Deeds and […]

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new style

new style 〈英〉新历法 指根据1750年《新历法法》〔Calendar (New Style) Act〕于1752年引入英格兰以取代儒略历法〔Julian Calendar〕的格列高利历法〔Gregorian Calendar〕,以便和那些已使用格列高利历法的国家保持一致。为此,这一年的9月3日被改为9月14日。格列高利历法沿用至今。

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old style

old style. The system of ordering time according to the Julian method, introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C., by which all years have 365 days except the years divisible by 4, which have 366 days. • This differs from the modern calendar in that it assumes that there are exactly 365.25 days in a

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new style

new style. The modern system for ordering time according to the Gregorian method, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 and adopted in England and the American colonies in 1752. • Because the Julian calendar was slightly longer than the astronomical year, the vernal equinox was displaced by ten days. Pope Gregory reformed the calendar

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old style/O.S.

old style/O.S. 旧历 1752年以前英国和美国使用的历法。依该历法,一年自3月25日始,四年一闰。1752年后,英国和美国采用自1582年以来即在欧洲大陆国家使用的新历〔new style〕或格列高利历〔Gregorian calendar〕。

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home style exemption

home-style exemption. Copyright. A provision in the U.S. Copyright Act allowing for the public airing of radio and television broadcasts in public-accommodation establishments, such as bars and restaurants, with impunity from liability for infringement. • The exemption is so named because the equipment used for the airing must be a single receiver of the type

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