exclusive economic zone. Int’l law. An area just beyond the territorial sea, extending up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline of the territorial sea, in which the coastal country enjoys special authority for economic purposes. — Abbr. EEZ.
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demilitarized zone. Int’l law. A territorial area in a country or between countries in which no military forces or military installations are stationed or maintained.
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zone of employment 〈美〉工作地带 根据劳工赔偿法，工作地带指受雇工作的地区及附近地区，包括进入和离开该地区的途径。在此地带工人受到人身伤害，可以依法要求赔偿。 (→working place)
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zone. 1. An area that is different or is distinguished from surrounding areas ( zone of danger). 2. An area in a city or town that, through zoning regulations, is under particular restrictions as to building size, land use, and the like (the capitol is at the center of the height-restriction zone). [Cases: Zoning and
war zone. Int’l law. A designated area, on land or at sea, within which the rights of neutral countries are not res-pected by belligerent countries. [Cases: War and National Emergency 32. C.J.S. War and National Defense § 49.]
Workers’ compensation. The physical place of employment within which an employee, if injured there, can receive compensation. Cf. COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT; SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT. [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 604–618, 710–755. C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation §§ 365–373, 376–387, 425–432, 435–447.]
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buffer zone. Land-use planning. An area of land separating two different zones or areas to help each blend more easily with the other, such as a strip of land between industrial and residential areas. [Cases: Zoning and Planning 31, 272. C.J.S. Zoning and Land Planning §§ 40, 42, 122.]
Torts. The doctrine allowing the recovery of damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress if the plaintiff was both located in the dangerous area created by the defendant’s negligence and frightened by the risk of harm. [Cases: Damages 49.10. C.J.S. Damages § 95; Torts §§ 67, 76–79, 82–83.]
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