traditio brevi manu (tr[schwa]-dish-ee-oh bree-vIman-yoo). [Latin] Roman law. The surrender of the mediate possession of a thing to the person who is already in immediate possession of it. • This is a type of constructive delivery in which a delivery to the mediate possessor and redelivery to the immediate possessor are unnecessary. See BREVI MANU. […]
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strike n. (1)罢工 １英国1971年《劳资关系法》〔Industrial Relation Act〕将之定义为：一群工人为了敦促产业纠纷的解决而实质性地停止工作，不论其是否为纠纷当事人及其停止工作是否违反僱佣合同的条款，也不论其实施该行为是在僱佣过程之中或僱佣结束之后。但1974年《工会与劳资关系法》〔Trade Union and Labour Relations Act〕仅适用该词而不再下定义。２美国判例中将之定义为：一群工人向僱主提出某些要求遭拒绝后，为强制僱主同意该要求而停止工作。《劳资关系法》〔Labor Management Relation Act〕第501 (2)条规定：「罢工」包括由僱员发动的任何罢工或其他实质性停工、因集体劳动合同〔collective-bargaining agreement〕终止而引起的停工、以及实质性怠工或其他实质性的僱佣中断。 (2)排除候选陪审员 将某一候选陪审员的名字从候选陪审员名单〔jury panel〕上划掉。 (→striking a jury)
extraordinary care 特别注意；最高程度的注意 它与「greatest care」、「utmost care」、「highest degree of care」同义，指比正当注意〔due care〕程度更高的注意。在特定情况下，对谨慎的人和非常谨慎的人的注意程度有不同的要求，对此，应由陪审团来决定 。(→care; highest degree of care)
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provided,conj. 1. On the condition or understanding (that) (we will sign the contract provided that you agree to the following conditions). • For the Latin antecedent of this term, see DUMMODO. 2. Except (that) (all permittees must be at least 18 years of age, provided that those with a bona fide hardship must be at
Slang. A form of collusive divorce — occurring before widespread passage of no-fault divorce laws — in which the spouses agree to fake an adultery scene to create “fault.” Cf. no-fault divorce.
意向书（意向协议，条款） 英语：letter of intent (heads of agreement, of terms) 法语：lettre d’intention 德语：schriftliche Absichtserklärung 意大利语：lettera (accordo) di intenti 西班牙语：carta de intención
An agreement by which a shipowner — to avoid having creditors seize the ship and release it on bond — agrees to post security on the ship, and to enter an appearance, acknowledge ownership, and pay any final decree entered against the vessel whether it is lost or not. • A letter of undertaking is
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London commodity option. An agreement to buy or sell a futures contract for a commodity traded on the London markets, for a particular price and within a particular time.
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An amount contractually stipulated as a reasonable estimation of actual damages to be recovered by one party if the other party breaches. • If the parties to a contract have properly agreed on liquidated damages, the sum fixed is the measure of damages for a breach, whether it exceeds or falls short of the actual
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consensus ad idem (k[schwa]n-sen-s[schwa]s ad I-dem). [Latin] An agreement of parties to the same thing; a meeting of minds. — Also termed consensus in idem; consensus in idem, placitum et conventio. “Agreement between the parties or consensus in idem is the basis of contractual obligation ….” 2 David M. Walker, Principles of Scottish Private Law