quod fuit concessum (kwod f[y]oo-it k[schwa]n-ses-[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Which was granted. • This phrase was used in old reports to indicate that an argument or point made by counsel was approved or allowed by the court.
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vicarious responsibility 替代责任 指被代理人对其代理人在授权范围内的行为所应承担的责任。英国法律往往将代理人的知情也视作被代理人的知情，在被代理人对代理人的欺诈行为不知情时，虽然他在普通法上并不为代理人的欺诈性陈述承担该责任，却仍可依1967年《虚假陈述法》〔Misrepresentation Act〕而认为被代理人应承担该责任。
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A fiduciary who is appointed to succeed or replace a prior one.
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absente (ab-sen-tee). [Latin] In the absence of. • This term formerly appeared in law reports to note the absence of a judge (the court, absente Ellis, J., was unanimous).
An intermediate appellate court’s opinion that has been struck from the official reports, esp. by the highest court.
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recorder. 1. Hist. A magistrate with criminal jurisdiction in some British cities or boroughs. 2. A municipal judge with the criminal jurisdiction of a magistrate or a police judge and sometimes also with limited civil jurisdiction. 3. A municipal or county officer who keeps public records such as deeds, liens, and judgments. court recorder. A
procurator (prok-y[schwa]-ray-t[schwa]r), n. 1. Roman law. A person informally appointed to represent another in a judicial proceeding; PROCURATOR LITIS. Cf. COGNITOR. 2. Roman law. A government official, usu. subordinate in authority to a provincial governor; one of several imperial officers of the Roman Empire entrusted with the management of the financial affairs of the province
de (d[schwa] or duu). [French] Of; about. • This is a French preposition often used to show the genitive case, as in brefe de droit (“writ of right”). de (dee or day). [Latin] Of; about; concerning; respecting; by; from; out of; affecting. • This preposition is used in the titles of English statutes, of original
burgess (b[schwa]r-jis). Hist. 1. An inhabitant or freeman of a borough or town. 2. A magistrate of a borough. 3. A person entitled to vote at elections. 4. A representative of a borough or town in Parliament. “[Burgesses] are properly Men of Trade, or the Inhabitants of a Borow or Walled Town; yet we usually
referral sales contract. A dual agreement consisting of an agreement by the consumer to purchase goods or services (usu. at an inflated price) and an agreement by the seller to compensate the consumer for each customer (or potential customer) referred to the seller. — Also termed referral sales agreement. Cf. PYRAMID SCHEME. [Cases: Consumer Protection
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