A tax levied on the transfer of property by will or intestate succession to a person other than the spouse, a parent, or a descendant of the decedent. Cf. legacy tax. [Cases: Taxation 856.1. C.J.S. Taxation §§ 1783–1785, 1792.]
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conglomerate (k[schwa]n-glom-[schwa]r-it), n. A corporation that owns unrelated enterprises in a wide variety of industries. [Cases: Corporations 3. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 5–7, 62.] — conglomerate (k[schwa]n-glom-[schwa]-rayt), vb. — conglomerate (k[ schwa]n-glom-[schwa]r-it), adj.
jus merae facultatis (j[schwa]s meer-ee fak-[schwa]l-tay-tis). [Law Latin] Hist. A right of mere power; a right of power merely to act.
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Federal Register. A daily publication containing presidential proclamations and executive orders, federal-agency regulations of general applicability and legal effect, proposed agency rules, and documents required by law to be published. • The Federal Register is published by the National Archives and Records Administration. — Abbr. Fed. Reg. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 407. C.J.S. Public
intemperance. A lack of moderation or temperance; esp., habitual or excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages. [Cases: Chemical Dependents 1. C.J.S. Chemical Dependents §§ 2–3.]
General Services Administration/G.S.A. 〈美〉行政事务管理局 负责管理政府财产和档案的联邦机构。该局负责监督建筑物的建造和管理、日常用品的采购和分配、剩余财产的处理、交通和通讯设施、战略和重点物资的储备，以及自动数据处理资源程序〔automatic data processing resources program〕的管理。
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confederation n. 邦联 几个主权国家为相互支持和共同目的组成的具有中央权力机构的联盟，如美国独立战争期间的殖民政府。邦联和联邦〔federation〕不同，前者强调成员国保留各自主权，后者则强调联邦政府的最高权力。 (→confederacy)
numerata pecunia (n[y]oo-m[schwa]-ray-t[schwa] pi-kyoo-nee-[schwa]), n. [Latin] Hist. Money counted or paid.
de exoneratione sectae 诉讼豁免令状 受国王监护的人在其被监护期内在郡法庭〔county court〕、百户区法庭〔hundred court〕或庄园民刑事法庭〔court-baron or leet court〕享有全部诉讼豁免权的令状。
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