federal instrumentality
federal instrumentality (为执行联邦法律或实施联邦职能而设立的不受州控制的)联邦政府机构
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government instrumentality doctrine
government instrumentality doctrine 〈美〉政府机构原则指政府机构豁免税收的原则。
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criminal-instrumentality rule
criminal-instrumentality rule 犯罪介入原则 根据这一原则，当某一犯罪行为而并非受害人的过错使得犯罪成为可能时，该犯罪行为才被认为是犯罪的直接原因。
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government tort
A tort committed by the government through an employee, agent, or instrumentality under its control. • The tort may or may not be actionable, depending on whether the government is entitled to sovereign immunity. A tort action against the U.S. government is regulated by the Federal Tort Claims Act, while a state action is governed
immediately apparent requirement
immediately-apparent requirement. Criminal procedure. The principle that a police officer must have probable cause to believe that an item is contraband before seizing it. • This plain-view exception to the warrant requirement was first announced in Coolidge v. New Hampshire, 403 U.S. 443, 91 S.Ct. 2022 (1971). “An object may not be seized from a
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weapon
weapon. An instrument used or designed to be used to injure or kill someone. [Cases: Weapons 8. C.J.S. Weapons §§ 13–15.] concealed weapon. A weapon that is carried by a person but that is not visible by ordinary observation. [Cases: Weapons 10. C.J.S. Weapons §§ 18–21.] dangerous weapon. An object or device that, because of
dangerous weapon
dangerous weapon 危险性武器；凶器 指依其设计或性能，按通常方式使用即可致人死亡或重伤的器具。 (→assault with a dangerous or deadly weapon；dangerous instrumentality；deadly weapon)
inherently dangerous
inherently dangerous 内在危险的；固有危险的；潜在危险的 指工具或环境本身随时存在危险，非因疏忽造成，因而需采取防止损害发生的特别措施。 (→dangerous instrumentality；dangerous weapon；strict liability)
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deadly weapon
Any firearm or other device, instrument, material, or substance that, from the manner in which it is used or is intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death. • In some states, the definition encompasses the likelihood of causing either death or serious physical injury. — Also termed lethal weapon. Cf. DANGEROUS