lying by

lying by. The act or fact of being present at a transaction affecting one’s interests but remaining silent. • Courts often treat a person who was “lying by” at a transaction as having agreed to it and as being prevented from objecting to it.

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资深译员Fang，毕业于美国一流的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与主权及机构投资有关的法律文件。