Five Mile Act 〈英〉《五英里法》 1665年通过，为《克拉伦登法典》〔Clarendon Code〕的最后一部分，用以镇压非国教徒〔non-conformists〕。依据该法，除非非国教徒宣誓不图谋推翻英国国教教会和宪法，否则禁止其在学校任教，并禁止其在自治市镇〔corporate town〕或其原来传教、举行宗教仪式的地方周围五英里之内活动。该法于1689年废止。该名称还用以指1592年的一部法律，该法禁止不出席英国国教仪式的天主教徒〔popish recusants〕迁出其通常居所五英里以外的地方。
infanticide (in-fant-[schwa]-sId). 1. The act of killing a newborn child, esp. by the parents or with their consent. • In archaic usage, the word referred also to the killing of an unborn child. — Also termed child destruction; neonaticide. Cf. FETICIDE; FILICIDE. 2. The practice of killing newborn children. 3. One who kills a newborn
An attorney appointed by the Attorney General for a limited period to assist a United States Attorney in specific cases. 28 USCA § 543. — Abbr. SAUSA.
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tally. 1. Hist. A stick cut into two parts and marked with notches to show what was due between a debtor and creditor. “The tally, used as a receipt for money or chattels, was a narrow wooden stick with notches of varying dimensions to represent the amount received. After the notches had been cut, the
nexus, n. 1. A connection or link, often a causal one (cigarette packages must inform consumers of the nexus between smoking and lung cancer). Pl. nexuses; nexus. 2. Roman law. (ital.) In very early times, a debtor given in bondage to creditors until the debts have been paid. Pl. nexi. See NEXUM.
right of preemption. A potential buyer’s contractual right to have the first opportunity to buy, at a specified price, if the seller chooses to sell within the contracted period. • For example, if Beth has a right of preemption on Sam’s house for five years at $100,000, Sam can either keep the house for five
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equitable-parent doctrine. Family law. The principle that a spouse who is not the biological parent of a child born or conceived during the marriage may, in a divorce action, be considered the child’s natural father or mother if (1) the other spouse and the child both acknowledge a parent–child relationship, esp. when that other spouse
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delatio (di-lay-shee-oh), n. [fr. Latin deferre “to denounce”] Roman & civil law. 1. An accusation. 2. Information.
nonconsent. 1. Lack of voluntary agreement. 2. Criminal law. In the law of rape, the refusal to engage willingly in sexual intercourse. See CONSENT. [Cases: Rape 8. C.J.S. Rape § 18.]