enemy’s property. Int’l law. Property used in illegal commerce or trading with a public enemy, whether that property belongs to an ally or a citizen. • This term is esp. common in prize courts. The illegal traffic makes the property hostile, and allows penal consequences to attach to the property itself.
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council 〈英〉枢密院司法委员会 是根据1833年的《司法委员会法》〔Judicial Committee Act〕成立的司法裁判机构，其成员包括枢密院院长和各前任院长、御前大臣、上议院常任上诉法官〔Lords of Appeal in Ordinary〕，以及不超过六位现为或者曾经是英国自治领〔Dominion〕的高级法官且现任枢密院成员者。该委员会主要受理来自英国各自治领或附属领地的任何上诉案件，包括刑事的和民事的，但已成为独立国家且取消了向该委员会上诉的地区除外，有些案件的上诉需要取得枢密院的特别许可。司法委员会的管辖权还包括受理来自教会法院〔Ecclesiastical Courts〕和捕获法院〔Prize Courts〕的上诉案件，其对案件的审理是终局的。此外，司法委员会还有权听审对某些专业组织(如医疗总会〔General Medical Council〕)所作的取消其注册成员资格的决定提出的上诉。司法委员会不正式发布判决，但其对案件的裁决结果会在公开法庭上宣读，并告知女王。为使该裁决结果生效，尚需签发枢密院令〔order in Council〕。在以前，与裁决结果不同的反对意见〔dissenting opinion〕不公布，但现在这一做法已有改变。
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droits of admiralty (droyts), n. The Lord High Admiral’s rights in connection with the sea, such as the right to recover proceeds from shipwrecks, enemy goods confiscated at the beginning of hostilities, jetsam, flotsam, treasure, deodand, fines, forfeitures, sturgeons, whales, and other large fishes. • The droit proceeds are paid to the Exchequer’s office for
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condemnation (kon-dem-nay-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. The act of judicially pronouncing someone guilty; conviction. 2. The determination and declaration that certain property (esp. land) is assigned to public use, subject to reasonable compensation; the exercise of eminent domain by a governmental entity. See EMINENT DOMAIN. excess condemnation. A taking of land in excess of the boundaries of
mainprise (mayn-prIz), n. [Law French, fr. Old French main “hand” + prise “taking”] Hist. 1. Delivery of a prisoner to the mainpernor. 2. A suretyship undertaking that makes the surety responsible for a prisoner’s appearance in court on a specified date and time. 3. A writ ordering the sheriff to release a prisoner after taking
contest (k[schwa]n-test), vb. 1. To strive to win or hold; contend (he chose to contest for the prize). 2. To litigate or call into question; challenge ( they want to contest the will). 3. To deny an adverse claim or assert a defense to it in a court proceeding (she contests that charge). — contest