prospective statute
prospective statute 无追溯力的制定法(→prospective law)
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antihazing statute
antihazing statute. A (usu. criminal) law that prohibits an organization or members of an organization from requiring a prospective member, as a condition of membership, to do or submit to any act that presents a sub-stantial risk of physical or mental harm. • In 1874 Congress passed the first antihazing statute, directed at stopping hazing
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prospective
prospective, adj. 1. Effective or operative in the future (prospective application of the new statute). Cf. RETROACTIVE. 2. Anticipated or expected; likely to come about (prospective clients).
bribery
bribery, n. The corrupt payment, receipt, or solicitation of a private favor for official action. • Bribery is a felony in most jurisdictions. See Model Penal Code § 240. 1. Cf. KICKBACK. [Cases: Bribery 1. C.J.S. Bribery §§ 2–3, 5–8, 10–11.] — bribe, vb. “If money has been corruptly paid and corruptly received, for the
wage
wage, n. (usu. pl.) Payment for labor or services, usu. based on time worked or quantity produced; specif., com-pensation of an employee based on time worked or output of production. • Wages include every form of remu-neration payable for a given period to an individual for personal services, including salaries, commissions, vaca-tion pay, bonuses, and
retroactive
retroactive, adj. (Of a statute, ruling, etc.) extending in scope or effect to matters that have occurred in the past. — Also termed retrospective. Cf. PROSPECTIVE(1). [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 419; Courts 100(1); Statutes 261–278. C.J.S. Courts §§ 147–148; Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 89, 98; Statutes §§ 407–431.] — retroactivity, n. “