accessory at the fact
accessory at the fact 在场从犯；事中从犯 在英国，大多数古代学者认为，事中从犯指在犯罪实施时在场，以帮助、教唆犯罪的实施者。只有在主犯被定为有罪或违法之后，才能将事中从犯提交审判。但现在这一划分已不复存在。在美国，又称其为二级主犯〔principal in the second degree〕。
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diplomacy
diplomacy, n. Int’l law. 1. The art and practice of conducting negotiations between national governments. open diplomacy. Diplomacy carried on with free access to interested observers and members of the press. parliamentary diplomacy. The negotiations and discussions carried out in international organizations according to their rules of procedure. secret diplomacy. Diplomacy carried on behind closed
surrogate mother
surrogate mother 代孕母亲 该妇女接受另一妇女的丈夫的精子进行人工受精、怀孕、生产，并且在产后即将其亲权转移给孩子的生父和其妻子。 (→surrogate parenting agreement)
partnership for a term
A partnership that exists for a specified duration or until a specified event occurs. • Such a partnership can be prematurely dissolved by any partner, but that partner may be held liable for breach of the partnership agreement. Cf. partnership at will.
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letter of license
letter of license. English law. An agreement signed by all the creditors of a financially troubled business that does the following: (1) grants the debtor more time to pay debts, (2) permits the debtor to continue business in the hope of overcoming its financial distress, and (3) protects the debtor from arrest, lawsuit, or other
concilium plebis
concilium plebis (k[schwa]n-sil-ee-[schwa]m plee-bis). [Latin “assembly of the people”] Roman law. An assembly of the plebs gathered together to enact legislation. — Often shortened to concilium. See PLEBISCITUM. Cf. comitia tributa under COMITIA. “Legislation was carried on to some extent by the Comitia Tributa and in an increasing degree by the assembly of the plebs
atrocious felony
A serious, usu. cruel felony involving personal violence. • This term is now used less frequently than the specific type of crime alleged (e.g., first-degree murder or aggravated sexual assault).
zygostates
(zI-goh-stay-teez), n. [Greek] Roman law. An officer who resolved controversies over weight; a public weigher.
layaway
layaway. An agreement between a retail seller and a consumer to hold goods for future sale. • The seller sets the goods aside and agrees to sell them to the consumer at an agreed price in the future. The consumer deposits with the seller some portion of the price of the goods, and may agree
future advance
future advance. Money secured by an original security agreement even though it is lent after the security interest has attached. [Cases: Secured Transactions 20, 114. C.J.S. Secured Transactions §§ 18, 83.]