A remedy, usu. a nonmonetary one such as an injunction or specific performance, obtained when available legal remedies, usu. monetary damages, cannot adequately redress the injury. • Historically, an equitable remedy was available only from a court of equity. — Also termed equitable relief. See IRREPARABLE-INJURY RULE. [Cases: Injunction 17; Specific Performance 1. C.J.S. Injunctions […]
irresistible-impulse test. Criminal law. A test for insanity, holding that a person is not criminally responsible for an act if mental disease prevented that person from controlling potentially criminal conduct. • The few jurisdictions that have adopted this test have combined it with the McNaghten rules. — Also termed control test; volitional test. See INSANITY
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naval discipline 〈英〉海军守则 以前由规则〔rules〕、章程〔articles〕和命令〔orders〕等加以规范，王政复辟〔Restoration〕不久以后首次由议会制定了有关法律，现由1957年的《海军守则法》〔Naval Discipline Act〕加以规定。
duplicate (d[y]oo-pli-kit), n. 1. A reproduction of an original document having the same particulars and effect as the original. See Fed. R. Evid. 101(4). 2. A new original, made to replace an instrument that is lost or destroyed. — Also termed (in sense 2) duplicate original. [Cases: Criminal Law 399; Evidence 173. C.J.S. Evidence §§
continuing-jurisdiction doctrine. 1. The rule that a court retains power to enter and enforce a judgment over a party even though that party is no longer subject to a new action. [Cases: Courts 30. C.J.S. Courts §§ 71–73.] 2. Family law. The rule that once a court has acquired jurisdiction over a child-custody or support
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rhadamanthine (rad-[schwa]-man-thin), adj. (often cap.) (Of a judge) rigorous and inflexible (the judge’s rhadamanthine interpretation of procedural requirements makes it essential to study the local rules before appearing in court).
praesumptio (pri-z[schwa]mp-shee-oh), n. [Latin] A presumption. Pl. praesumptiones (pri-z[schwa]mp-shee-oh-neez). praesumptio fortior (pri-z[schwa]mp-shee-oh for-shee-[schwa]r or -or). [Latin] A strong presumption (of fact); a presumption strong enough to shift the burden of proof to the opposing party. praesumptio hominis (pri-z[schwa]mp-shee-oh hom-[schwa]-nis). [Latin] The presumption of an individual; that is, a natural presumption unfettered by rules. praesumptio juris
loading and unloading (1)(从码头到船舶及从船舶到码头间的)货物装卸 (2)陆路运输 陆运承运人从事的货物、商品或其它物品的运输业务。 (→complete operation rule; loading and unloading clause)
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regnal years of British sovereign 英王在位年限(→rulers of England)
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