Hist. A penalty exacted by a lord from a ward who married without the lord’s consent. • The penalty was a money payment double the value that the marriage would otherwise have been worth to the lord.
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criminal damage to property. 1. Injury, destruction, or substantial impairment to the use of property (other than by fire or explosion) without the consent of a person having an interest in the property. [Cases: Malicious Mischief 1. C.J.S. Malicious or Criminal Mischief or Damage to Property §§ 2–5.] 2. Injury, destruction, or substantial impairment to
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agenda. A list of things to be done, as items to be considered at a meeting, usu. arranged in order of consideration. — Also termed calendar; calendar of business; order of business. Cf. PROGRAM(1). consent agenda. See consent calendar under CALENDAR(4). debate agenda. See debate calendar under CALENDAR(4). final agenda. An agenda that a deliberative
Royal Marriages Act. A 1772 statute (12 Geo. 3, ch. 1) forbidding members of the royal family from marrying without the sovereign’s permission, except on certain conditions. “Royal Marriages Act …. An Act occasioned by George III’s fear of the effect on the dignity and honour of the royal family of members thereof contracting unsuitable
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A marriage entered into in a jurisdiction other than where the parties reside to avoid some legal impediment that exists where they live; a runaway marriage. • Gretna Green, a Scottish village close to the English border, served as a convenient place for eloping English couples to wed since in Scots law parties over 16
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divorce by consent 协议离婚；合意离婚 无过错离婚〔no-fault divorce〕的一种，当事人无须证明导致离婚的过错或理由，仅需说明婚姻已无可挽救地破裂〔irretrievable breakdown of marriage〕或意见分歧之巨已不可调和〔irreconcilable differences〕即可。美国大多数州制订有各种形式的无过错离婚的制定法，《统一婚姻与离婚法》〔Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act〕第302、305条亦有相关规定。英国《婚姻案件法》〔Matrimonial Causes Act〕亦将婚姻无可挽救地破裂作为离婚的唯一理由。 (→divorce)
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A form of mutual consent required for a matrimonial relationship to exist according to the law of the place where the consent takes place. — Also termed contract of marriage.
carnal knowledge 性交 男性生殖器轻微地插入女性生殖器即构成性交，不一定以插入阴道或处女膜破裂为必要条件，只要进入阴门或阴唇即可。与尚未达法定承诺年龄〔age of consent〕的幼女性交即构成法定强奸罪〔statutory rape〕。
Unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under the age of consent (as defined by statute), regardless of whether it is against that person’s will. • Generally, only an adult may be convicted of this crime. A person under the age of consent cannot be convicted. — Also termed rape under age. See age of consent
carnal knowledge. Archaic. Sexual intercourse, esp. with an underage female. — Sometimes shortened to knowledge. [Cases: Incest 6; Rape 7. C.J.S. Incest § 5; Rape § 17.] “The ancient term for the act itself was ‘carnal knowledge’ and this is found in some of the recent cases and statutes. The phrase ‘sexual intercourse,’ more common