praepositus villae
praepositus villae (pree-poz-[schwa]-t[schwa]s vil-ee). [Latin] Hist. A constable of a town; a petty constable.
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no bill
no bill, n. A grand jury’s notation that insufficient evidence exists for an indictment on a criminal charge (the grand jury returned a no bill instead of the indictment the prosecutors expected). (the grand jury no-billed three of the charges). Cf. TRUE BILL. [Cases: Grand Jury 42.] — no-bill, vb.
bill in aid of execution
A bill filed by a judgment creditor to set aside a fraudulent encumbrance or conveyance. [Cases: Fraudulent Conveyances 258.]
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contest of will
contest of will 遗嘱的争议 指意图使遗嘱检验归于无效的争议，包括拒绝检验和提起诉讼要求宣布检验无效。遗嘱的争议也可指对遗嘱本身效力的争议，例如，主张立遗嘱人在立遗嘱时欠缺行为能力或受到不正当影响〔undue influence〕。
bill of privilege
bill of privilege 特权诉讼 在普通法上，对律师、书记官或其他参加法庭审判的人提起诉讼时所采用的一种特殊的诉讼形式。因为这些人依法院的普通传票是不受逮捕的，所以对之采用这种特殊的程序被认为是必要的。
living will
living will. An instrument, signed with the formalities statutorily required for a will, by which a person directs that his or her life not be artificially prolonged by extraordinary measures when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery from extreme physical or mental disability. • Most states have living-will legislation. — Also termed declaration of
bill of interpleader
bill of interpleader 确定竞合权利诉状 衡平法上的一种初始诉状，当有两人或两人以上对同一方当事人提出相同权利主张或要求其履行相同义务时，该当事人可提出此诉状，请求法院促使提出权利主张的双方或多方之间进行争讼，以确定权利究竟谁属。(→interpleader)
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supplemental bill in nature of bill of review
supplemental bill in nature of bill of review 具有复审诉状性质的补充起诉状 用于请求衡平法院撤销其已作出的判决的一种诉状，其提出主要是基于某些事实的存在，若该事实在诉讼中被提交给法院则会阻止法院作出终局判决，且该事实之所以在诉讼中未被提交给法院并非出于当事人的疏忽。
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pillage
pillage (pil-ij), n. 1. The forcible seizure of another’s property, esp. in war; esp., the wartime plundering of a city or territory. 2. The property so seized or plundered; BOOTY. — Also termed plunder. [Cases: War and National Emergency 21. C.J.S. War and National Defense § 16.] — pillage, vb.
drilling delay rental clause
Oil & gas. A provision in an oil-and-gas lease giving the lessee the right to maintain the lease from period to period during the primary term by paying delay rentals instead of starting drilling operations. • Lessees use drilling-delay rental clauses because courts have said that they obviate any implied covenant to drill a test
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