acquittance
acquittance n. 债务(或义务)免除证书 指当事人可据以免除给付金钱或履行义务的书面清偿证书。该术语不完全等同于收据〔receipt〕，但却包含后者。收据是免除证书的一种，清偿证书〔discharge〕则是另一种。
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无罪释放
无罪释放 英语：acquittal 法语：décharge, acquittement 德语：Freigabe, Freispruch 意大利语：assolutoria, assoluzione 西班牙语：absolución
absolution
absolution (ab-s[schwa]-loo-sh[schwa]n). 1. Release from a penalty; the act of absolving. 2. Civil law. An acquittal of a criminal charge. — Also termed absolutio. 3. Eccles. law. Official forgiveness of sins.
Lord High Admiral
Lord High Admiral (1)〈英〉海军事务大臣 旧时英国的海军最高统帅。按Admiral这一称号原意为战舰司令，公元1295年英王首次任命了一位官员担任此职。大约在1360年以前，担任此职的官员只充当舰队司令，并无司法权限。英王爱德华一世〔Edward Ⅰ〕时，据信曾存在四位分别管辖四海〔four seas〕的舰队司令，直至1360年英王始任命了一位统辖全国舰队的司令，1412年被称为「英格兰、爱尔兰及阿基坦海军司令」〔Admiral of England, Ireland and Acquitaine〕。1540年开始出现了「海军大臣」〔Lord Admiral〕的称号。1619年白金汉〔Buckingham〕被任命为海军大臣，负责当时海军委员会〔Navy Board〕的船舰的管理和维修任务。1638年开始有了「海军事务大臣」〔Lord High Admiral〕的称号。但海军事务大臣的职权除1827-1828年外一直由海军委员会〔Board of Admiralty〕行使(海军事务大臣的头衔虽由女王伊丽莎白二世〔Elizabeth Ⅱ〕恢复并自任该职，但只是一种荣誉称号)。19世纪中，海军大臣〔First Lord of the Admiralty〕接替了海军委员会首长〔the first commissioner of the Board of Admiralty〕的职务。现「海军大臣」的官职已于1964年废止，由国防大臣〔Secretary of State for Defence〕取代。 (2)〈苏格兰〉海军事务大臣 旧时苏格兰的海军统帅及管理港口与海岸的高级官员，同时亦对海事案件拥有司法管辖权。现苏格兰已无此项官职。
duel
duel. 1. TRIAL BY COMBAT. 2. A single combat; specif., a prearranged combat with deadly weapons fought between two or more persons under prescribed rules, usu. in the presence of at least two witnesses, to resolve a previous quarrel or avenge a deed. • In England and the United States, death resulting from a duel
nolle prosequi
nolle prosequi (nahl-ee prahs-[schwa]-kwI), n. [Latin “not to wish to prosecute”] 1. A legal notice that a lawsuit or prosecution has been abandoned. [Cases: Pretrial Procedure 511. C.J.S. Dismissal and Nonsuit §§ 30–32, 34–35.] 2. A docket entry showing that the plaintiff or the prosecution has abandoned the action. — Often shortened to nolle. [Cases:
quietus
quietus (kwI-ee-t[schwa]s), adj. [Law Latin] Quit; acquitted; discharged, esp. from a debt or obligation, or from serving as an executor. • In England, this term was formerly used by the Clerk of the Pipe, in a discharge given to an accountant, usu. concluding with abinde recessit quietus (“hath gone quit thereof”), called quietus est. 2.