submission, n. 1. A yielding to the authority or will of another (his resistance ended in an about-face: complete submission). 2. A contract in which the parties agree to refer their dispute to a third party for resolution (in their submission to arbitration, they referred to the rules of the American Arbitration Association). [Cases: Arbitration […]
Franks hearing. A hearing to determine whether a police officer’s affidavit used to obtain a search warrant that yields incriminating evidence was based on false statements by the police officer. Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154, 98 S.Ct. 2674 (1978).
petition of right. 1. (cap.) One of the four great charters of English liberty (3 Car. (1628)), establishing that “no man be compelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence, tax, or such like charge, without common consent by act of parliament.” • The other three great charters are Magna Carta, the Habeas Corpus
defer, vb. 1. To postpone; to delay (to defer taxes to another year). 2. To show deference to (another); to yield to the opinion of (because it was a political question, the courts deferred to the legislature).
bond table. A schedule used in determining a bond’s current value by its coupon rate, its time to maturity, and its effective yield if held to maturity.
in render 〈法〉交纳的；偿付的 其英文含义为「in yielding or paying」，用于古法中，指该种无体的可继承财产只能被请求交纳或给付，而不能直接扣押或取得，故与「in prender」相对。
joyriding, n. The illegal driving of someone else’s automobile without permission, but with no intent to deprive the owner of it permanently. • Under the Model Penal Code, the offender’s reasonable belief that the owner would have consented is an affirmative defense. See Model Penal Code § 223. 9. — Also termed unauthorized use of
office. 1. A position of duty, trust, or authority, esp. one conferred by a governmental authority for a public purpose (the office of attorney general). [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 1. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 1–9, 12–17, 21.] 2. (often cap.) A division of the U.S. government ranking immediately below a department (the
surrender of a preference. Bankruptcy. The yielding of a voidable conveyance, transfer, assignment, or encumbrance by a creditor to the trustee as a condition of allowing the creditor’s claim. [Cases: Bankruptcy 2824. C.J.S. Bankruptcy § 239.]
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