contraband (kon-tr[schwa]-band), n. 1. Illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling. 2. Goods that are unlawful to import, export, or possess. — contraband, adj. absolute contraband. Goods used primarily for war, such as arms and ammunition, as well as clothing and equipment of a military character. conditional contraband. Goods susceptible of being used for warlike and peaceful […]
defensum (di-fen-s[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin “an inclosure”] Hist. 1. A portion of an open field allotted for corn or hay but not for feeding. 2. A wood partially enclosed to prevent the cattle from damaging the undergrowth. 3. A prohibition.
associate n. (1)合伙人；同事；伙伴 (2)(协会)会员 (3)〈美〉受雇律师 受律师事务所僱用的、非合伙人的律师。 (4)〈英〉法院事务官 旧时英格兰普通法法院中的一种官员，由每个法院的首席法官任命，其职责主要是保存法院记录、参加初审〔nisi prius sittings〕、制定案件目录、主持挑选陪审团的投票〔jury ballot〕、发布判决、整理诉讼程序说明〔postea〕(或证明审判结果)、负责将记录送交有关当事人等法庭事务与行政工作。1873年的《司法组织法》〔Judicature Act〕规定其为最高法院〔Supreme Court of Judicature〕的官员，1879年的《司法(官员)法》〔Judicature (Officers)Act〕任命其为「最高法院主事官」〔Masters of the Supreme Court〕。现在法院事务官的职责由最高法院中央办公室的刑事部和事务官部〔Crown Office and Associates Department of the Central Office〕的书记官来行使。
A building separate from but complementing the main structure on a lot, such as a garage. • The question whether a structure is an “accessory building” is often litigated in zoning disputes.
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计划 英语：scheme (noun) (US) 法语：machination, complot, montage 德语：Machenschaft, Intrige, heimlicher/ hinterlistiger Plan 意大利语：imbroglio, intrigo, trama 西班牙语：intriga, artificio
expunge (ek-sp[schwa]nj), vb. 1. To erase or destroy (the trustee wrongfully expunged the creditor’s claim against the debtor). 2. Parliamentary law. To declare (a vote or other action) null and outside the record, so that it is noted in the original record as expunged, and redacted from all future copies. — Also termed rescind and
antiquare (an-ti-kwair-ee), vb. [Latin] Roman law. 1. To reject a proposal for a new law. • Those who voted against a proposed law wrote on their ballots the letter “A” for antiquo (“I am for the old law”). 2. To repeal a law.
canvass, vb. 1. To examine in detail; scrutinize (that issue has been repeatedly canvassed by our state’s courts). 2. To formally count ballots and report the returns (canvass the votes). “When all the ballots have been collected, including those of the presiding officer, the secretary, and the tellers, the ballots are canvassed by the tellers.
lay, adj. 1. Not ecclesiastical; nonclerical. 2. Not expert, esp. with reference to law or medicine; nonprofessional. lay, n. Maritime law. A share of the profits of a fishing or whaling trip, akin to wages, allotted to the officers and seamen. [Cases: Seamen 28. C.J.S. Seamen §§ 109–112.] lay, vb. To allege or assert. “The
allodial ([schwa]-loh-dee-[schwa]l), adj. Held in absolute ownership; pertaining to an allodium. Cf. FEUDAL. — Also spelled alodial. — allodially, adv. “The term ‘alodial’ originally had no necessary reference to the mode in which the ownership of land had been conferred; it simply meant land held in absolute ownership, not in dependence upon any other body