unanimous-consent agreement. Parliamentary law. An agreement, negotiated between opposing sides debating a motion, regarding the procedure under which the assembly will consider the motion. • The unanimous-consent agreement is a common practice in the U.S. Senate. — Also termed time agreement. See unanimous consent under CONSENT(2).
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House of Lords. The upper chamber of the British Parliament, of which the 11-member judicial committee provides judges who serve as the final court of appeal in most civil cases. • In practice, the Lords sit as committees, usu. of five but occasionally of seven. Two committees may sit simultaneously. — Abbr. H.L. — Also
yank-cheating, n. The illegal practice of inserting paper money into a vending machine, then pulling the money out again after the machine has recognized it, thereby retaining the cash and unlawfully obtaining merchandise.
Uniform Consumer Credit Code. A uniform law designed to simplify and modernize the consumer credit and usury laws, to improve consumer understanding of the terms of credit transactions, to protect consumers against unfair practices, and the like. • This Code has been adopted by only a few states. — Abbr. UCCC; U3C. — Also termed
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predatory pricing. Unlawful below-cost pricing intended to eliminate specific competitors and reduce overall competition; pricing below an appropriate measure of cost for the purpose of eliminating competitors in the short run and reducing competition in the long run. See ANTITRUST. [Cases: Monopolies 17(1.7). C.J.S. Monopolies §§ 83–85, 87.] “In its most orthodox form, ‘predatory pricing’
criminalist (krim-[schwa]-n[schwa]l-ist). 1. A person who practices criminalistics as a profession. 2. Archaic. One versed in criminal law. 3. Archaic. A psychiatrist who treats criminals. 4. Archaic. A habitual criminal.
律师执业资格 英语：admission to practice (law) 法语：entrée au barreau 德语：Zulassung zur Rechtsanwaltschaft 意大利语：ammissione alla professione di avvocato 西班牙语：comenzar a ejercer como abogado