loss of consortium (k[schwa]n-sor-shee-[schwa]m). 1. A loss of the benefits that one spouse is entitled to receive from the other, including companionship, cooperation, aid, affection, and sexual relations. • Loss of consortium can be recoverable as damages from a tortfeasor in a personal-injury or wrongful-death action. Originally, only the husband could sue for loss of […]
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consortium violation 破坏婚姻家庭 指第三方非法破坏或剥夺夫妻间或父母子女间的权利义务关系，该第三方应承担损害赔偿责任。
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per quod consortium amisit 〈拉〉他由此失去(妻子的)陪伴 古时丈夫对殴打或虐待其妻子的人提起诉讼时的用语，以此表明其所遭受的特殊损害。
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restitution of conjugal rights (教会法)恢复婚姻权利 一种婚姻诉讼，指教会法庭强令抛弃配偶的丈夫或妻子回来与配偶共同生活。(→restitution of consortium)
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The association between one in authority and a subordinate, esp. between an employer and an employee. • At common law, this term also designated the husband–wife relationship for purposes of analyzing loss of consortium, but that usage is now obsolete. — Also termed employer–employee relationship. See MASTER AND SERVANT.
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husband-wife tort actions 夫妻间的侵权诉讼 在普通法上，禁止夫妻间提起侵权诉讼。在美国，该规则为许多州的制定法所采纳。但现在则越来越倾向于废除这种配偶间的豁免权，允许夫妻间提起侵权诉讼。虽然如此，有些州仍只是在汽车侵权诉讼中取消了这一规则。 (→consortium)
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derivative action. 1. A suit by a beneficiary of a fiduciary to enforce a right belonging to the fiduciary; esp., a suit asserted by a shareholder on the corporation’s behalf against a third party (usu. a corporate officer) because of the corporation’s failure to take some action against the third party. See Fed. R. Civ.