Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. A unit in the U.S. Department of State responsible for developing policy on human rights and freedoms and for preparing the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. — Abbr. DRL.
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Special 301. Intellectual property. A provision of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 directing the U.S. Trade Representative to report annually on countries that do not provide adequate and effective protection against the pirating of goods protected by U.S. intellectual-property rights. • Countries that fail the annual audit are put on a watch
10-K. A financial report filed annually with the SEC by a registered corporation. • The report typically includes an audited financial statement, a description of the corporation’s business and financial condition, and summaries of other financial data. — Also termed Form 10-K. Cf. 8-k. [Cases: Securities Regulation 60.27(6). C.J.S. Securities Regulation § 176.]
Consumer Credit Protection Act 〈美〉《消费者信贷保护法》 也称《真实贷款法》〔Truth-in-Lending Acts，简称TILA〕，联邦和州制定法，要求１完全披露贷款协议的条款，包括融资费用；２限制扣押消费者的工资；３规范信用卡的使用方式。 (→annual percentage rate; Equal Credit Opportunity Act; Fair Credit Billing Act; Fair Credit Reporting Acts; Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Truth-in-Lending Act; Uniform Consumer Credit Code)
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One of eight classes of crimes reported annually by the FBI in the Uniform Crime Report. • The eight classes are murder (and nonnegligent homicide), rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, arson, and auto theft. — Also termed index crime.