A bill of exchange drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank. • Banker’s acceptances are often issued to finance the sale of goods in international trade. — Abbr. BA. — Also termed bank acceptance. [Cases: Banks and Banking 189; Bills and Notes 151. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 452–458; Bills and Notes; Letters of […]
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London Interbank Offered Rate. A daily compilation by the British Bankers Association of the rates that major international banks charge each other for large-volume, short-term loans of Eurodollars, with monthly maturity rates calculated out to one year. • These daily rates are used as the underlying interest rates for derivative contracts in currencies other than
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World Bank. A U.N. specialized agency established in 1945 to provide loans that aid in economic development, through economically sustainable enterprises. • Its capital derives from both U.N. member states and loans on the open market. — Also termed International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. [Cases: International Law 10.45(2).]
Euro Interbank Offered Rate. A measure of what major international banks charge each other for large-volume, short-term loans of euros, based on interest-rate data provided daily by a panel of representative banks across Europe. — Abbr. Euribor. Cf. LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE.
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savings bank 储蓄银行 为鼓励公众储蓄和组织小额储蓄库而成立的一种专门银行。其主要业务是吸收小额长期储蓄存款并进行贷款。其主要资金来源是储蓄存款，但也购买政府、公司或企业的债券进行投资或转存于商业银行以获取利息差额。在英国有信托储蓄银行和国民储蓄银行，在美国有互助储蓄银行和股份储蓄银行。 (→Trustee Savings Bank/T.S.B.; National Savings Bank; mutual savings bank)
National Reporter System 〈美〉全国判例汇编系统 1887年由韦氏出版公司(一译西方出版公司)〔West Publishing Company〕创立，出版联邦和州的初审法院和上诉法院的判例。由17个单元组成；7个联邦单元：最高法院判例汇编〔Supreme Court Reporter〕、联邦判例汇编〔Federal Reporter〕、联邦判例补编〔Federal Supplement〕、联邦规则判例汇编〔Federal Rules Decisions〕、破产判例汇编〔Bankruptcy Reporter〕、军事司法判例汇编〔Military Justice Reporter〕、美国索赔法院判例汇编〔United States Federal Claims Reporter〕；3个州单元：加利福尼亚州判例汇编〔California Reporter〕、伊利诺伊州判例汇编〔Illinois Decisions〕、纽约州判例补编〔New York Supplement〕；7个州区单元：大西洋区、太平洋区、东北区、东南区、西北区、西南区和南区。整个系统以钥匙号索引体系〔key number indexing scheme〕联结起来，其中每个案件均有一个摘要和钥匙号，可与美国判例摘要系统〔American Digest System〕相参照。全国判例汇编系统极大地简化了美国判例的检索工作。
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National Reporter System. A series of lawbooks, published by the West Group, containing every published appellate decision of the federal and state courts in the United States. • For federal courts, the system includes the Supreme Court Reporter, Federal Reporter, Federal Claims Reporter, Federal Supplement, Federal Rules Decisions, Bankruptcy Reporter, Military Justice Reporter, and Veterans
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international agreement 国际协定 不同国家间缔结的条约或协议。国际协定是国际法的主要渊源，其效力主要及于缔约方而不涉及任何第三方。国际协定的形式繁多，除条约外，还有公约、协定、备忘录、议定书、宪章、盟约、换文及谅解备忘录等。国际协定的主要作用在于解决实际存在的或者潜在的纠纷或冲突，以及在不同国家间开辟合作和一体化的新领域，发展和编纂国际法。一些国际协定还意在为一些目标而创建地区性或国际性、全球范围内的组织，相当多的国际协定十分复杂，如1944年的布雷顿森林协定建立了国际货币基金组织〔International Monetary Fund〕、国际复兴开发银行〔International Bank for Reconstruction and Development〕和关税及贸易总协定〔General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade〕。
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bridge bank. A national bank chartered to operate an insolvent bank for up to three years or until the bank is sold. [Cases: Banks and Banking 285–287, 505. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 576–578, 580–584, 586, 597–598, 673, 676–679, 682–687, 690–694, 696, 699–705, 708–717.]
National Debt Commissioners 〈英〉国家债务委员会 全称为联合王国减少国家债务委员会〔Commission for the Reduction of the National Debt of the United Kingdom〕，由下列人员组成：下议院议长〔Speaker of the House of Commons〕，财政大臣〔Chancellor of the Exchequer〕，掌卷法官〔Master of the Rolls〕，首席大法官〔Lord Chief Justice〕，最高法院会计官〔Accountant-General of the Supreme Court〕，英格兰银行总裁和副总裁〔Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England〕。该委员会的职责由国家债务局审计长〔Comptroller-General of the National Debt Office〕负责执行。
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