approvement

approvement.

1. English law. The right of an owner of common lands to enclose them partially and receive income arising from them. • This right — originally granted by the Statute of Merton (1235) — is still available, but a landowner seeking to approve land must receive the government’s consent to do so.

2. Hist. The act of avoiding a capital conviction by accusing an accomplice; turning king’s evidence.

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译者Frank，毕业于英国一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及交通物流领域的法律文件。