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chief constable

chief constable 〈英〉警察局长 为郡警察局的最高长官,由郡理事会〔County Council〕的治安委员会任命,其职责在于负责领导和管理全郡的警察,国务大臣〔Secretary of State〕可要求其报告工作。警察局长可以任命特种警察〔special constables〕,对其属下警察的侵权行为要承担责任。考虑到工作效率,警察局长可以被要求退职。

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Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 〈英〉民诉法庭首席法官 指在1875年《司法组织法》〔Judicature Act〕实施前,主持民诉法庭的法官,其后主持民诉分庭。他有五个助理法官〔puisne judges〕协助。科尔里奇首席大法官〔Lord Chief Justice Coleridge〕是最后拥有该职位的法官。1881年他被任命为英格兰首席大法官,民诉分庭被合并进王座分庭,这一职位即撤销。现在英格兰首席大法官行使过去由民诉法庭首席法官行使的权力。

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examiner in chief

examiner-in-chief. Hist. Patents. 1. A member of the quasi-judicial body in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that formerly heard appeals of interference decisions and patent-application rejections. 2. (pl. cap.) The body comprising those members; the predecessor of the Board of Appeals, the Board of Patent Interferences, and the present-day Board of Patent Appeals and

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case in chief

case-in-chief. 1. The evidence presented at trial by a party between the time the party calls the first witness and the time the party rests. 2. The part of a trial in which a party presents evidence to support the claim or defense. Cf. REBUTTAL.

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