Adult Protective Services. A governmental agency with responsibility for investigating allegations of elder abuse and neglect and for responding appropriately. • Every state has such an agency. — Abbr. APS.
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Protection from Abuse Act 〈美〉《防止虐待法》 一项保护受虐待配偶的制定法。法院有权根据配偶一方的请求签发制止令〔restraining order〕，制止另一方配偶的虐待行为。在有些州，法院甚至有权将施虐的一方从家中逐出。有些州的法律将法院的此项权限扩展到以夫妻身份同居而未合法结婚的双方。在法院发出制止令后的一定时间内(通常为10日)，另一方配偶有权要求对案件进行实质性审理，此时请求签发制止令的一方应就其指控进行举证。
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diplomatic protection 外交保护 外国人在其居留国因该国对之实施违反国际法的行为受到人身或财产损害时，该外国人的本国要求居留国予以适当救济，即为外交保护。外交保护是一种国家行为，外交保护权属于国家主权权利的范畴，行使与否由国家自行裁定，不论受害者是否向本国提出请求。一国享有对居留他国的本国人给予外交保护的权利，但须符合两项原则或条件：一是国籍继续原则，即受害者自受害之时至受到外交保护的期间，须持续保有其本国国籍；二是用尽当地救济原则，即受害者已在居留国采取一切可供采取的救济手段，仍未得到合理救济。
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Architect of the Capitol. The officer in the legislative branch of the federal government responsible for main-taining the buildings and grounds of the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Court, and the Library of Congress. • The Architect also plans and supervises new building construction. The office was established in 1876. 2 USCA §§ 1801, 1811.
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Green Paper on Copyright and the Challenge of Technology. Copyright. A 1988 European Commission pub-lication that laid out a plan to harmonize the copyright laws of member nations, esp. laws relating to information technology. • The Green Paper was followed by a series of directives that mandated uniform policies regarding copyright and new technologies. —
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lawyer’s protective policy 律师保护保险单 承保律师在从事律师业务时，因疏忽、错误或懈怠而引致的损害赔偿责任，但不负责因律师的欺诈或犯罪行为而引致的索赔请求。
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protect v. (1)保护 使保护对像免受伤害、危险、攻击等，或向之提供帮助或救援；或通过禁止捕猎、采集等活动使动植物得以保存；或通过征收关税使国内产业免受外国生产者的竞争；或作为官方或法定保护人或监护人而履行职责等。 (2)准备支付金；备付 提供或准备款项以供支付商业票据。 (3)为…保险；使…享受保险保障