consulate (kon-s[schwa]-lit). 1. The office or jurisdiction of a consul (the senator advised the businessman to notify the U.S. consulate in Kuwait before visiting the country). [Cases: Ambassadors and Consuls 5. C.J.S. Ambassadors and Consuls §§ 26–30.] 2. The location of a consul’s office or residence (the family was staying on the second floor, just […]
notwithstanding,prep. Despite; in spite of (notwithstanding the conditions listed above, the landlord can terminate the lease if the tenant defaults).
standard of proof. The degree or level of proof demanded in a specific case, such as “beyond a reasonable doubt” or “by a preponderance of the evidence.” See BURDEN OF PERSUASION. [Cases: Criminal Law 560; Evidence 596. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1108; Evidence §§ 1299, 1304–1306, 1308, 1310–1311, 1315–1317.]
personality. 1. The legal status of one regarded by the law as a person; the legal conception by which the law regards a human being or an artificial entity as a person. — Also termed legal personality. “Legal personality … refers to the particular device by which the law creates or recognizes units to which
deportatio (dee-por-tay-shee-oh), n. [fr. Latin deportare “to carry away”] Roman law. Permanent exile of a condemned criminal involving loss of citizenship and, usu., forfeiture of all property. Cf. RELEGATIO. “Deportatio. Perpetual banishment of a person condemned for a crime. It was the severest form of banishment since it included additional penalties, such as seizure of
A party’s expenditures to prepare property to withstand or prevent potential future harm. • These costs are not related to any existing property damage and are usu. not recoverable under insurance contracts.
return, n. 1. A court officer’s bringing back of an instrument to the court that issued it; RETURN OF WRIT (a sheriff’s return of citation). [Cases: Execution 330–347. C.J.S. Executions §§ 320–334.] 2. A court officer’s indorsement on an instrument brought back to the court, reporting what the officer did or found (a return of
Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions. The ABA’s 1986 supplement to the Standards for Lawyer Discipline, prescribing a range of sanctions and guidelines for applying them. • Sanctions range from reprimands to disbarment.
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非现金对价(资本) 英语：non-cash consideration (capital) 法语：contrepartie autre qu’en espèces 德语：bargeldlose Stammeinlage 意大利语：apporto di capitale senza esborso di contante 西班牙语：aportación no dineraria
vadium (vay-dee-[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin “pledge, bail, security”] Hist. 1. Security by a pledge of property. vadium mortuum (vay-dee-[schwa]m mor-choo-[schwa]m). [Law Latin “dead pledge”] A mortgage. • This was considered a “dead pledge” because an estate was given as security by the borrower, who granted to the lender the estate in fee, on the condition