special master
special master. 1. MASTER(2). 2. See judicial officer (3) under OFFICER.
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special master
A master appointed to assist the court with a particular matter or case. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1871–1908; Reference 1–34. C.J.S. References §§ 2–39.]
special relationship
A nonfiduciary relationship having an element of trust, arising esp. when one person trusts another to exercise a reasonable degree of care and the other knows or ought to know about the reliance. Cf. fiduciary relationship. [Cases: Master and Servant 30(1.15); Torts 12. C.J.S. Employer–Employee Relationship § 60; Torts §§ 54, 59–65.]
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master
master, n. 1. One who has personal authority over another’s services; specif., a principal who employs another to perform one or more services and who controls or has the right to control the physical conduct of the other in the performance of the services; EMPLOYER (the law of master and servant). [Cases: Master and Servant
trial examiner
trial examiner 〈美〉讯问审查官 行政机关中负责听证的官员，他有权进行听审并接受证据，地位相当于审计官或法院的主事官〔special master of a court〕；是美国联邦行政程序法制定之前对主持行政听证的官员的通称。1946年联邦行政程序法制定后统称为听证审查官〔hearing examiner〕，1972年又改称为行政法官〔administrative law judge〕，其地位逐步确定和独立。 (→administrative law judge)
peonage
peonage (pee-[schwa]-nij), n. Illegal and involuntary servitude in satisfaction of a debt. [Cases: Slaves 24. C.J.S. Peonage §§ 3–5.] — peon, n. “Peonage, which is a term descriptive of a condition that existed in Spanish America, and especially in Mexico, and in the territory of New Mexico, and which may be defined as the status
borrowed employee
An employee whose services are, with the employee’s consent, lent to another employer who temporarily assumes control over the employee’s work. • Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, the borrowing employer is vicariously liable for the employee’s acts. But the employer may also be entitled to assert immunity under workers’-compensation laws. — Also termed borrowed
zoning
zoning n. 分区；分区制 主要指依据建筑物及设施等的性质和用途范围，将市政法人划分为若干个区，如工业区、商业区、住宅区等的制度。在美国，城市公共官员的分区管理受到联邦法院的审查。 (→buffer-zone; cluster zoning; comprehensive zoning plan; conforming use; land use planning; master plan; official map; planned unit development; special exception; special use permit; variance)
benefit
benefit, n. 1. Advantage; privilege (the benefit of owning a car). 2. Profit or gain; esp., the consideration that moves to the promisee (a benefit received from the sale). — Also termed legal benefit; legal value. Cf. DETRIMENT(2). death benefit. (usu. pl.) A sum or sums paid to a beneficiary from a life-insurance policy on