amends
amends, n. Compensation given for a loss or injury; reparation.
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reform school
reform school 〈美〉少年教养院；感化院 即人们熟知的工读学校。用于教育、改造性格不稳定、难以纠正或堕落的青少年。有些地区也接收父母无法或无力教育的青少年。受教养的青少年在教养院中接受道德教育，勤勉守法，远离社会上的不良影响。
peril of the sea
peril of the sea. An action of the elements at sea of such force as to overcome the strength of a well-founded ship and the normal precautions of good marine practice. • A peril of the sea may relieve a carrier from liability for the resulting losses. — Also termed danger of navigation; danger of
dual capacity doctrine
dual-capacity doctrine. The principle that makes an employer — who is normally shielded from tort liability by workers’-compensation laws — liable in tort to an employee if the employer and employee stand in a secondary relationship that confers independent obligations on the employer. Cf. DUAL-PURPOSE DOCTRINE . [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 2162.]
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sponsalia
sponsalia (spon-say-lee-[schwa]), n. [Latin] Hist. 1. A betrothal; an engagement to marry. 2. An engagement gift. — Also termed stipulatio sponsalitia.