Securities. The defense that part of the plaintiff’s damages were caused by factors other than the depreciation in value of the securities resulting from registration-statement defects. • If negative causation is proved, the plaintiff’s damages should be reduced. 15 USCA § 77k(e). [Cases: Securities Regulation 25.21(5). C.J.S. Securities Regulation § 89.]
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crimes against persons. A category of criminal offenses in which the perpetrator uses or threatens to use force. • Examples include murder, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery. — Also termed crimes against the person. Cf. offense against the person under OFFENSE(1).
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conventional home mortgage 普通住房抵押 指购房者常用的一种担保方式，即由其将财产的留置权或附解除条件的所有权〔defeasible title〕转让于银行或其他金融机构，以获取全部或部分的购房价款。这种抵押贷款没有其他政府组织诸如美国「联邦住房管理局」〔FHA〕或「退伍军人事务部」〔VA〕的支持，全凭贷款人对借款人的信用以及财产的担保，故得名。
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gambling device. Any thing, such as cards, dice, or an electronic or mechanical contrivance, that allows a person to play a game of chance in which money may be won or lost. • Gambling devices are regulated by law, and the use or possession of a gambling device can be illegal. — Also termed gaming
legal bibliography 法律文献目录；法律文献索引 指为查阅法律文献的方便而建立的目录或索引。法律文献包括作为第一手资料的法典、制定法、规章、判例及作为第二手资料的论文、评论、教科书、百科全书、期刊及审查讨论、解释大小法律问题的书籍、论文等。关于法律文献所作的最广泛的目录是联合国教科文组织〔U.N.E.S.C.O.〕的《世界法律评注登录册》〔Register of Legal Commentaries in the World (2nd edn.1957)〕，它覆盖列举了世界各国的法律文献。
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regalia n. (古) (1)王权 国王依封建法所享有的权力，包括：司法权力、生与死的权力、战争与和平的权力、无主财物的权力、评价的权力、铸造货币的权力。该词是jura regalia的缩写。 (2)王室特权 通常与王室相关，但为贵族所享有的封建权力。 (3)加冕典礼上所用的王冠、权杖和饰物 (4)华丽服饰或专门服装