equitable jurisdiction
equitable jurisdiction 〈英〉衡平法管辖权 指以前的衡平法院和现在的高等法院(尤其是其衡平分庭)的管辖权，包括专属管辖权、并存管辖权和辅助管辖权。在不同的管辖权范围内，法院所能行使的权利也不同。但现在这种区分已失去意义，在实践中，高等法院既可行使普通法管辖权，也可行使衡平法管辖权，并有权对当事人给予不论是普通法上的还是衡平法上的救济。
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Marketable Title Acts
Marketable Title Acts 〈美〉《可转让产权法》 该法旨在简化地产交易程序，将产权核查限定在交易前的合理期限内，如40年，以避免每一新的交易都要审查此前很早的交易记录。美国许多州均已采纳该法。
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charitable institution
charitable institution 慈善机构 一种为慈善目的、而不是为某个人或某集团利益建立的机构。其所有的收入应用于其日常必要的开支及救济穷苦贫困的人，并且在其分发救济过程中不得对任何申请救助的穷人设置障碍，亦不得用其所管理的慈善捐赠谋取私利。其主要的特点在于没有资本、股东，也没有盈利或分红，而主要是靠公众或私人的慈善捐赠来筹集资金，以信托形式掌管这些资金，并按照其章程规定的宗旨和目的使用。 (→charitable corporation; charity)
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tabellio
tabellio 〈拉〉(罗马法)认证官员 其地位约略相当于现代的公证员，主要职责是起草法律文件，如合同、遗嘱等，并监督其执行。认证官员与公证员〔notary〕也有许多不同之处：认证官员具有某些司法职能，其裁决并为终局性的；公证员则为认证官员的下属职员，公证员接受契约当事人提交的协议，作成摘要〔notes〕，交由认证官员详尽地完成全文〔extenso〕，契约然后始生效力。
establishment
establishment, n. 1. The act of establishing; the state or condition of being established. 2. An institution or place of business. 3. A group of people who are in power or who control or exercise great influence over something.
database
database. A compilation of information arranged in a systematic way and offering a means of finding specific elements it contains, often today by electronic means. • Unless the information itself is original, a database is not protected by U.S. copyright law. Elsewhere, it may be protected as a distinct class of “literary works,” or it
marketable product rule
marketable-product rule. Oil & gas. For royalty-calculation purposes, the doctrine that “production” occurs when oil or gas is pumped up, stored, and made marketable through processing. • Until producing a marketable product, the lessee bears all costs of capturing and handling oil and gas. Cf. CAPTURE-AND-HOLD RULE.
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rebuttable presumption
An inference drawn from certain facts that establish a prima facie case, which may be overcome by the introduction of contrary evidence. — Also termed prima facie presumption; disputable presumption; conditional presumption; praesumptio juris. Cf. conclusive presumption. [Cases: Evidence 89. C.J.S. Evidence §§ 131, 135, 152–156, 160.]
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