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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法律翻译Max，毕业于一所培养最顶级翻译人才的语言学院，擅长翻译有关电信和互联网领域的法律文件。