thence
thence ad. (1)从那里 (2)之后;以后 (3)所以;因此
thence, adv. 1. From that place; from that time. • In surveying, and in describing land by courses and distances, this word, preceding each course given, implies that the following course is continuous with the one before it (south 240 feet to an iron post, thence west 59 feet). 2. On that account; therefore.
thence down the river. With the meanders of a river. • This phrase appears in the field notes of patent surveyors, indicating that the survey follows a meandering river unless evidence shows that the meander line as written was where the surveyor in fact ran it. Meander lines show the general course of the river
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thence down the river 沿河而下 常用于国王特许土地的测量中,一般被解释为河流的河曲,除非有积极的证据证明存在书面的折测线〔meander line〕记录。
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inde (in-dee), adv. [Latin] Hist. Thence; thereof. • This word appeared in several Latin phrases, such as quod eat inde sine die (“that he go thence without day”).
eat inde sine die (ee-[schwa]t in-dee sI-nee dI-ee). [Latin] Let him go thence without day. • These words were used on a defendant’s acquittal, or when a prisoner was to be discharged, to signify that the matter be dismissed without any further judicial proceedings. See GO HENCE WITHOUT DAY.