depraved mind
depraved mind 堕落的思想 指缺乏道德感和正直心，是最高等级的「恶意」，在二级谋杀罪〔second-degree murder〕的定罪中指对他人生命漠不关心的心理状态。
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firm commitment underwriting
Underwriting in which the underwriter agrees to buy all the shares to be issued and remain financially responsible for any securities not purchased. • The underwriter, or underwriting group, buys the securities from the issuer and resells them as principal. In this type of underwriting, securities that cannot be sold to the public are owned
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dissent
dissent (di-sent), n. 1. A disagreement with a majority opinion, esp. among judges. 2. See dissenting opinion under OPINION(1). 3. A withholding of assent or approval. 4. The act of a surviving spouse who, as statutorily authorized in many states, refuses a devise and elects instead a statutory share. See ELECTIVE SHARE. — dissent (di-sent),
praestatio culpae levis
praestatio culpae levis (pri-stay-shee-oh k[schwa]l-pee lee-vis). [Law Latin] Hist. An obligation for the middle degree of diligence — that is, the diligence and care required by a person of ordinary prudence. • This phrase was a forerunner of the modern terms reasonable care and reasonable person.
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ad quod curia concordavit
ad quod curia concordavit (ad kwod kyoor-ee-[schwa] kon-kor-day-vit). [Law Latin] To which the court agreed.
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add on loan
A loan in which the interest is calculated at the stated rate for the loan agreement’s full term for the full principal amount, and then the interest is added to the principal before installment payments are calculated, resulting in an interest amount higher than if it were calculated on the monthly unpaid balance. • Consumer
finance lease
A fixed-term lease used by a business to finance capital equipment. • The lessor’s service is usu. limited to financing the asset, and the lessee pays maintenance costs and taxes and has the option of purchasing the asset at lease-end for a nominal price. Finance leases strongly resemble security agreements and are written almost exclusively
antenuptial settlement
antenuptial settlement 婚前协议 男女间商议结婚时达成的协议或合同，用以对当时由双方分别或共同所有的财产作出安排，它可以改变依法由婚姻产生的财产权归属，甚至可以优先于财产权法的规定得到适用。 (=antenuptial agreement)
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dedication
dedication, n. Property. The donation of land or creation of an easement for public use. [Cases: Dedication 1–28. C.J.S. Dedication §§ 1–12, 14–30, 56–64.] — dedicate, vb. — dedicatory, adj. common-law dedication. A dedication made without a statute, consisting in the owner’s appropriation of land, or an easement in it, for the benefit or use
excess insurance
An agreement to indemnify against any loss that exceeds the amount of coverage under another policy. — Also termed excess policy. Cf. primary insurance. See EXCESS CLAUSE. [Cases: Insurance 2110, 2394.]