prognosis
prognosis (prog-noh-sis). 1. The process of forecasting the probable outcome of a present medical condition (such as a disease). 2. The forecast of such an outcome. Cf. DIAGNOSIS. [Cases: Health 637–640, 906.]
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ducking stool
ducking stool (英格兰古法)漫水刑凳 17世纪初到19世纪初用以惩罚泼妇、巫婆和娼妓的刑具。犯人坐在木椅中，用铁链条把椅子固定在水池边或河边的一根长杆的一端，由治安法官宣布将犯人投入水中的次数。此外尚有其他一些方式使犯人浸水。 (→castigatory; cucking-stool)
roll call vote
A counted vote by roll call, in which the secretary calls each member’s name, in answer to which the member casts aloud his or her vote. • The U.S. Constitution provides that “the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present,
chaldron
chaldron n. 〈英〉查尔特隆 旧时英国用于煤炭、焦炭等的惯用计量单位，其代表的重量在不同的地方也不一样，在伦敦1查尔特隆煤炭约30英担，在纽卡斯尔〔Newcastle〕1查尔特隆重约53英担，而在威尔士，人们将12桶或罐当作1吨或1查尔特隆。在法律上，查尔特隆为一容积单位，合36蒲式耳，每一蒲式耳为8加仑。在苏格兰，查尔特隆为数量单位，合6博尔〔bolls〕，用于计量牧师的薪俸。
block voting
block voting. A shareholders’ agreement to cast their votes in a single block. See voting trust under TRUST.
ward
ward. 1. A person, usu. a minor, who is under a guardian’s charge or protection. See GUARDIAN(1). [Cases: Guardian and Ward 1, 9. 5.] permanent ward. A ward who has been assigned a permanent guardian, the rights of the natural parents having been terminated by a juvenile court. [Cases: Guardian and Ward 9.5; Infants 155.]
maritima angliae
maritima Angliae (m[schwa]-rit-[schwa]-m[schwa] ang-glee-ee). [Law Latin] Hist. 1. The seacoast. 2. The Crown’s sea revenue, as from wreckage and from whales or sturgeons cast ashore. • The revenue was formerly collected by sheriffs and later by the Lord High Admiral.
tie
tie, n. 1. An equal number of votes for two candidates in an election. [Cases: Elections 238. C.J.S. Elections § 244.] 2. An equal number of votes cast for and against a particular measure by a legislative or deliberative body. • In the U.S. Senate, the Vice President has the deciding vote in the event
dictum de kenilworth
dictum de Kenilworth (dik-t[schwa]m dee ken-[schwa]l-w[schwa]rth), n. [Law Latin “edict of Kenilworth”] Hist. A declaration of an agreement between Edward I and the barons who had opposed him under the leadership of Simon de Montfort. • The agreement, which concerned rent on the lands forfeited in the rebellion, was so called because it was made
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waif
waif, n. 1. An abandoned article whose owner is unknown, esp. something stolen and thrown away by the thief in flight, usu. through fear of apprehension. • At common law, if a waif, whether stolen or merely abandoned, was seized before the owner reclaimed it, the title vested in the Crown. The owner was thus