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discrimination

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discrimination n. 区别对待；歧视 就其作为中性词而言，discrimination(区别对待)是大多数法的目的。法律旨在将善行〔good or useful conduct〕与恶行〔harmful conduct〕分别开来。因而，通常必须将允许或禁止从事某一行为的人进行区分，例如，某些人饮酒有害，法律规定青少年不得饮酒。就本质而言，区别对待并非违宪。不过discrimination在目前的用法中，非指中性，而常被用作贬义。它指授予某些人特权或因种族、年龄、性别、民族、信仰或残疾剥夺某些人权利的法律或惯例的后果，或者指没有正当理由，不平等地对待各方。美国联邦法律、法院判例和州法禁止因种族、年龄、性别、民族等在僱佣、选举、公共教育、信贷〔extension of credit〕、住房〔housing〕等方面实行歧视待遇。 (→bias; disparate treatment; equal protection clause; equal protection of the laws; invidious discrimination; price discrimination; protected class; reverse discrimination)

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farm

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farm, n. 1. Land and connected buildings used for agricultural purposes. 2. Hist. Rent. • By extension, the term came to mean the land for which the rent was paid. — Also termed and spelled ferm; fearm; firme. farm, vb. 1. To cultivate land; to conduct the business of farming. 2. To lease. See FARM

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arrangement with creditors

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arrangement with creditors (破产法)与债权人和解 指债务人与债权人就债务的和解〔settlement〕、清偿〔satisfaction〕或延期偿付〔extension〕达成协议。如美国联邦《破产法典》〔Bankruptcy Code〕第11章规定，在法院的保护和监督下，经济陷入困境的企业可以根据重整计划与债权人达成协议，允许其继续营业，而不是马上破产。

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claim jumping

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claim-jumping. 1. The extension of the borders of a mining claim to infringe on other areas or claims. [Cases: Mines and Minerals 26. C.J.S. Mines and Minerals §§ 101–107.] 2. The filing of a duplicate claim to take advantage of a flaw in the original claim.

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re up

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re-up, vb. 1. To reenlist in one of the armed forces (the soldier re-upped the day after being discharged). [Cases: Armed Services 18. C.J.S. Armed Services §§ 43, 45–46.] 2. To sign an extension to a contract, esp. an employment agreement (the star athlete re-upped in a three-year deal worth $12 million).

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lemon law

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lemon law. 1. A statute designed to protect a consumer who buys a substandard automobile, usu. by requiring the manufacturer or dealer either to replace the vehicle or to refund the full purchase price. • Almost all states have lemon laws in effect. — Also termed lemon protection. [Cases: Consumer Protection 9. C.J.S. Credit Reporting

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reissue

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reissue. 1. An abstractor’s certificate attesting to the correctness of an abstract. • A reissue is an important precaution when the abstract comprises an original abstract brought down to a certain date and then several later continuations or extensions. [Cases: Abstracts of Title 3. C.J.S. Abstracts of Title §§ 6–20.] 2. See reissue patent under

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form of action

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form of action. The common-law legal and procedural device associated with a particular writ, each of which had specific forms of process, pleading, trial, and judgment. • The 11 common-law forms of action were trespass, trespass on the case, trover, ejectment, detinue, replevin, debt, covenant, account, special assumpsit, and general assumpsit. [Cases: Action 29; Federal

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