banking day. 1. Banking hours on a day when a bank is open to the public for carrying on substantially all its banking functions. • Typically, if the bookkeeping and loan departments are closed by a certain hour, the remainder of that day is not part of that bank’s banking day. 2. A day on […]
comparative disparity. Constitutional law. The percentage of underrepresentation of a particular group among potential jurors on a venire, in comparison with the group’s percentage of the general population. • Comparative disparity is calculated by subtracting a group’s percentage of representation on the venire from the group’s per-centage of the population — that is, calculating the
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Interlocutory Appeals Act. A federal statute, enacted in 1958, that grants discretion to a U.S. court of appeals to review an interlocutory order in a civil case if the trial judge states in writing that the order involves a controlling question of law on which there is substantial ground for difference of opinion, and that
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physical custody. 1. Custody of a person (such as an arrestee) whose freedom is directly controlled and limited. 2. Family law. The right to have the child live with the person awarded custody by the court. — Also termed residential custody. [Cases: Child Custody 147, 209.] 3. Possession of a child during visitation.
specialty. 1. See contract under seal under CONTRACT. 2. DOCTRINE OF SPECIALTY. 3. Eminent domain. Unique property (such as a church or cemetery) that is essentially not marketable, so that its value for condemnation purposes is determined by measuring the property’s reproduction cost less any depreciation. — Also termed (in sense 3) specialty property. [Cases:
credit rating. An evaluation of a potential borrower’s ability to repay debt, prepared by a credit bureau at the request of a lender. [Cases: Credit Reporting Agencies 1–4. C.J.S. Credit Reporting Agencies; Consumer Protection §§ 2–22.]
Black Book 〈美〉黑皮书 由白宫工作人员起草的一种文本。内容是在总统新闻发布会〔Presidential Press Conference〕上可能会提出的问题以及总统应给予的适当的回答。
Federal Register. A daily publication containing presidential proclamations and executive orders, federal-agency regulations of general applicability and legal effect, proposed agency rules, and documents required by law to be published. • The Federal Register is published by the National Archives and Records Administration. — Abbr. Fed. Reg. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 407. C.J.S. Public
The present value of net cash flow from a project, discounted by the cost of capital. • This value is used to evaluate the project’s investment potential. — Abbr. NPV.
compellability n. 强制作证的可行性 是否可以强制某人出庭作证的用语。一般规则是具备证人资格的人可以被强制出庭作证，但下列人员例外：掌握秘密谈话内容〔confidential communication〕的职业顾问〔professional adviser〕、婚姻存续期间从配偶处获得信息的丈夫或妻子、刑事案件中就某些问题作证可能会导致自证有罪的证人、被告人及其配偶。