unanimous-consent agreement. Parliamentary law. An agreement, negotiated between opposing sides debating a motion, regarding the procedure under which the assembly will consider the motion. • The unanimous-consent agreement is a common practice in the U.S. Senate. — Also termed time agreement. See unanimous consent under CONSENT(2).
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second-degree manslaughter. See involuntary manslaughter under MANSLAUGHTER.
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pre-hire agreement 〈美〉雇前协议 僱主与工会事先签订的协议。这类协议仅在建筑业中采用，以便雇主在投标前核算劳动力成本并保证有足够的熟练工人。
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extension agreement. An agreement providing additional time for the basic agreement to be performed. [Cases: Contracts 242. C.J.S. Contracts § 407.]
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An agreement under which a defaulting party’s surety agrees to perform the original contract in the defaulting party’s stead.
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greenmail. 1. The act or practice of buying enough stock in a company to threaten a hostile takeover and then selling the stock back to the corporation at an inflated price. 2. The money paid for stock in the corporation’s buyback. Cf. BLACKMAIL(1); FEEMAIL; GRAYMAIL. 3. A shareholder’s act of filing or threatening to file
hot cargo agreement 劳资争议货物协议 指工会与中立的僱主自愿达成的协议。依照该协议，后者同意通过诸如终止或限制经营、使用、销售、运输或以其它方式处理属于其他僱主但被工会视为对劳工不公平或有劳资争议的任何产品等手段，向与其工会有争端的其他僱主施加压力。 (→Landrum-Griffin Act)
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agreement for arbitration 仲裁协议 争议双方约定将争议提交第三人裁决并遵守其裁判的协议。订立仲裁协议是将争议提交仲裁的第一步骤。所要裁决的争议可以是现在已发生的，也可以是将来可能发生的。
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actual notice in the second degree 二级实际通知 对默示通知〔implied notice〕或推定通知〔constructive notice〕的一种过分确切的说法。
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