prepaid interest
Interest paid before it is earned. [Cases: Usury 44. C.J.S. Interest and Usury; Consumer Credit §§ 135, 142, 147–150.]
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in aid of its jurisdiction
in aid of its jurisdiction 〈美〉为了其管辖权(的行使) 授权联邦法院得以指令中止在州法院进行的诉讼程序的用语。
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maiden name
A woman’s childhood surname (which may or may not remain her surname for life). • Normally the term is used only in reference to a woman who has married and changed her last name.
corporate raider
corporate raider 公司袭击者 指通过购买目标公司的股票与替代管理的方式，违背公司的意愿而试图取得其控制权的个人或公司。该词常用来指敌意收购人〔hostile bidder〕，简作raider。 (→raider; takeover; white knight)
municipal aid
municipal aid. Financial or other assistance provided by a municipality to a private business, usu. to encourage it to relocate to the municipality. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 872. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 1610–1615, 1618–1619.]
Nader’s Raiders
Nader’s Raiders 〈美〉纳德袭击队 由拉尔夫·纳德〔Ralph Nader〕领导的消费者咨询团，主要由大学生和年轻律师组成，旨在促进以增进产品的安全性、广告、商标及信用为目的的消费者立法。为确保这些规章制度的实施，该组织亦常诉诸法庭。
carriage and insurance paid to
carriage and insurance paid to. A mercantile-contract term allocating the rights and duties of the buyer and the seller of goods with respect to delivery, payment, and risk of loss, whereby the seller must (1) clear the goods for export, (2) procure and pay for insurance against the buyer’s risk of damage while the goods
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money paid
money paid 已付款项 普通法上简约之诉〔assumpsit〕中原告起诉的一个专业用语，指原告要求被告偿付其为被告之受益〔for the use of the defendant〕而已付出的款项。当某人为了他人的利益并经其同意或应他人的明示请求而支付一定金钱后，债权人可以通过简约之诉来收回此款。但若某人自愿为他人偿债，则不能成为此类债权人。此种诉因的一般表述为「原告为了被告之受益并应其请求而已付出的款项」。