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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资深译员Bryan，毕业于美国一流的翻译学院，专注翻译各种与贸易与海关有关的法律文件。