not sufficient funds
not sufficient funds. The notation of dishonor (of a check) indicating that the drawer’s account does not contain enough money to cover payment. — Abbr. NSF. — Also termed insufficient funds.
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Court of Wards and Liveries
Hist. A court created in 1540 to assert the Crown’s right to income from a variety of feudal tenures. • The Court’s unpopularity led to its abolition in 1660.
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fighting words doctrine
fighting words doctrine 〈美〉挑衅性言论(不受保护)原则美国宪法第一条修正案所规定的言论自由不是绝对的、无条件的。淫秽和猥亵、诽谤及挑衅性等言论不受宪法保护。其中挑衅性言论指会造成伤害或可能即刻招致和平的破坏，直接引起对方暴力行为的言辞。是否构成挑衅性言论是以具有正常理性的人能够判断该言论可能会引起一般听众暴力行为为标准的。
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words of purchase
words of purchase 指定性用语 指定将来取得地产人的用语。如在「地产由甲终身享用且剩余地产权〔remainder〕由其继承人享有」一语中，「继承人」并非用以表示权利的存续期间而是用以指定取得剩余地产权的人。限制性用语〔words of limitation〕和指定性用语因此是相对立的，但也有词语一部分作为限制性用语、一部分作为指定性用语的情况。
duress of goods
duress of goods 以剥夺财产相胁迫 以非法夺取、扣留、控制或损坏他人财产为手段实施的威胁，由此所签之合同可撤销。 (→duress of property)
accommodation lands
accommodation lands 适用土地 指建筑商或投机者购买后加盖房屋，然后租赁给他人，以增加其价值的土地，或为了提高邻接或邻近土地的价值而购取的土地。
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edmunds–tucker act
Edmunds–Tucker Act. An 1882 federal law enacted to punish polygamy. 48 USCA § 1480a. — Sometimes shortened to Edmunds Act. [Cases: Bigamy 1. C.J.S. Bigamy §§ 2–6, 8.]
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Equity is a certain perfect reasoning which interprets and amends the written law
Equity is a certain perfect reasoning which interprets and amends the written law 衡平法是解释和修订成文法的完美的根据；它不包含于任何书面文字中，而仅仅存在于真正的理性中。 其拉丁文形式为：aequitas est perfecta quaedam ratio quae jus scriptum interpretatur et emendat; nulla scriptura comprehensa, sed solum in vera ratione consistens。
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