curia (kyoor-ee-[schwa]), n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. One of 30 divisions (three tribes of ten curiae) into which the Roman people were said to be divided by Romulus. See comitia curiata under COMITIA. 2. Roman law. A legislative gathering, esp. of the Roman Senate; the building used for the gathering. 3. Hist. A judicial tribunal […]
McCarran Act. A federal law requiring, among other things, members of the Communist party to register with the Attorney General and requiring Communist organizations to provide the government with a list of members. • The Act was passed in 1950, during the Cold War. Over the years, the U.S. Supreme Court declared various portions of
particeps criminis (pahr-t[schwa]-seps krim-[schwa]-nis), n. [Latin “partner in crime”] 1. An accomplice or accessory. See ACCESSORY. Pl. participes criminis (pahr-tis-[schwa]-peez). [Cases: Criminal Law 59, 68. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 127, 137, 998.] “The courts of justice will allow the objection that the consideration of the contract was immoral or illegal to be made even by
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unwritten law. Law that, although never enacted in the form of a statute or ordinance, has the sanction of custom. • The term traditionally includes caselaw. — Also termed jus non scriptum; jus ex non scripto; lex non scripta; jus moribus constitutum. “[T]he very words of the court promulgating the opinion and making the decision
claim of liberty (英格兰古法)自由权请求 指旧时在财税法庭〔Court of Exchequer〕向英王提出的、要求由总检察长〔Attorney General〕确认其自由和特许权的请求。