half tongue

half-tongue. Hist. In England, a jury empaneled to try an alien, and composed half of one nationality and half of another. • The use of this type of jury ended in 1914 with the passage of the Status of Aliens Act.

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词条贡献者

译者Scott，毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校，擅长翻译各种与环境诉讼相关的法律文件。