greyhound racing
greyhound racing 〈英〉赛狗 由赛犬追逐一个机械推动的假猎物的一种赌博游戏。赛狗活动受1963年《打赌、赌博和彩票法》〔Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act〕第一部分规制。
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gubernator navis
gubernator navis (g[y]oo-b[schwa]r-nay-t[schwa]r nay-vis). [Latin “ship helmsman”] Roman law. The pilot or steersman of a ship. • The gubernator navis could be sued for damages if he negligently caused a collision.
alimenta
alimenta (al-[schwa]-men-t[schwa]). [Latin] Roman law. Things necessary to sustain life, such as food and clothing.
parcel
parcel, n. 1. A small package or bundle. 2. A tract of land; esp., a continuous tract or plot of land in one possession, no part of which is separated from the rest by intervening land in another’s possession. parcel, vb. To divide and distribute (goods, land, etc.) (Alex parceled out the inheritance).
nudum pactum
nudum pactum (n[y]oo-d[schwa]m pak-t[schwa]m). [Latin “bare agreement”] 1. Roman law. An informal agreement that is not legally enforceable, because it does not fall within the specific classes of agreements that can support a legal action. • But a pactum could create an exception to or modification of an existing obligation. 2. An agreement that is
counted vote
Parliamentary law. A vote taken in a way that individually counts each voter. • Examples of a counted vote are a show of hands, a standing vote, a roll-call vote, and a written ballot. See DIVISION(1).
enitia pars
enitia pars ([schwa]-nish-ee-[schwa] pahrz). [Latin] The share of the eldest. • In English law, this describes the lot or share chosen by the eldest of coparceners when they make a voluntary partition. The first choice (primer election) belongs to the eldest.
rebuttal
rebuttal, n. 1. In-court contradiction of an adverse party’s evidence. 2. The time given to a party to present contradictory evidence or arguments. Cf. CASE-IN-CHIEF. [Cases: Criminal Law 683; Federal Civil Procedure 2015; Trial 62. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1219; Trial § 195.] “Rebuttal is the hardest argument to make in any court. In the
under the influence
under the influence. (Of a driver, pilot, etc.) deprived of clearness of mind and self-control because of drugs or alcohol. See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE . [Cases: Automobiles 332. C.J.S. Motor Vehicles §§ 1382–1394.]
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tellers committee
A committee that helps the chair administer an election or other vote by handing out and picking up ballots if necessary, counting the votes or canvassing the ballots, and reporting the result to the chair for an-nouncement. See CANVASS(2).