time paper
time paper 远期票据 指在将来某一时间付款的票据。 (→time bill)
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equal time act
Equal Time Act. A federal law requiring that a broadcasting-facility licensee who permits a legally qualified candidate for public office to use the facility for broadcasting must afford an equal opportunity to all other candidates for the office. 47 USCA § 315. [Cases: Telecommunications 435. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television §§ 178–179, 183–187.]
cooling time
Criminal law. Time to recover cool blood after great excitement, stress, or provocation, so that one is considered able to contemplate, comprehend, and act with reference to the consequences that are likely to follow. See COOL BLOOD. [Cases: Homicide 669.]
time bar
time-bar, n. A bar to a legal claim arising from the lapse of a defined length of time, esp. one contained in a statute of limitations. [Cases: Limitation of Actions 1. C.J.S. Limitations of Actions §§ 2–4.] — time-barred, adj.
time is of the essence clause
time-is-of-the-essence clause. Contracts. A contractual provision making timely performance a condition.
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cooling time
cooling time. Criminal law. Time to recover cool blood after great excitement, stress, or provocation, so that one is considered able to contemplate, comprehend, and act with reference to the consequences that are likely to follow. See COOL BLOOD. [Cases: Homicide 669.] “[O]ne who controls his temper time after time, following repeated acts of provocation,
maritime interest
maritime interest. Interest charged on a loan secured by a sea vessel or its cargo, or both. • Because of the lender’s considerable risk, the interest rate may be extraordinarily high. — Also termed marine interest.