quamdiu bene se gesserint (kwam-dee-yoo bee-nee see jes-[schwa]r-int). [Law Latin] As long as they shall conduct themselves properly. • This term refers to the holding of an office, specif. the Act of Settlement, 1700, ch. 2, which provided that a judge’s tenure was no longer at the king’s pleasure, but could continue until death or […]
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Routine, nonaccusatory questioning by the police of a person who is not in custody.
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guarantee (gar-[schwa]n-tee), n. 1. The assurance that a contract or legal act will be duly carried out. 2. GUARANTY(1). “In practice, guarantee, n. , is the usual term, seen often, for example, in the context of consumer warranties or other assurances of quality or performance. Guaranty, in contrast, is now used primarily in financial and
disqualification, n. 1. Something that makes one ineligible; esp., a bias or conflict of interest that prevents a judge or juror from impartially hearing a case, or that prevents a lawyer from representing a party. [Cases: Judges 39; Jury 97. C.J.S. Judges §§ 62, 98, 100–102, 107; Juries §§ 225, 248, 370–373, 378–379, 398–399, 415,
inquisitorial system 审问制；纠问制 指大陆法系国家中由国家而非私人主动追究犯罪的刑事诉讼制度，与英美法系实行的控告制〔accusatory system〕或对抗制〔adversary system〕相对。纠问制起源于罗马帝国晚期，到16世纪时被欧洲国家普遍采用。它的一般特征是由法官主导审判活动的进行，法官可以依职权主动决定要进行的所有必要的调查活动，确定调查的范围而不限于当事人所提交的证据，以及主动传唤和询问证人等。此种制度在大多数欧洲大陆国家、日本以及中南美洲普遍适用，在英格兰法中唯一具有此种特征的程序是由验尸官进行的调查〔Coroner’s Inquest〕。
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辩诉交易 英语：plea bargaining 法语：négociation sur les chefs d’accusation à retenir 德语：Verhandlungen (Geständnis gegen milderes Strafmass) 意大利语：negoziato (accusa e difesa) per contrattare una pena meno grave 西班牙语：negociar una pena inferior
Employee Retirement Income Security Act. A federal statute that regulates private pension plans and employee benefit plans and that established the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.29 USCA §§ 1001 et seq. — Abbr. ERISA. [Cases: Pensions 21–23. C.J.S. Insurance § 34; Pensions and Retirement Plans and Benefits §§ 7–10.] “ERISA was adopted in 1974 in response
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Nineteenth Amendment 〈美〉美国宪法第十九条修正案 该修正案是为争取妇女选举权长期努力的产物。直到1838年，美国尚无一个州在任何一个选举中允许妇女有投票权，也正在同一年，肯塔基州〔Kentucky〕准许女性在学校选举中享有选举权。之后，这项有限的权利扩展到了其他某些州，但女性普遍的选举权并没有随之诞生。争取女性选举权的运动可追溯至19世纪中后期，但得到实质性的支持却是在20世纪初期。1868年一项妇女选举权修正案首次在美国国会提出。10年后，妇女选举权支持者又提出了以苏珊·B.安东尼〔Susan B.Anthony〕命名的所谓的安东尼修正案〔Anthony Amendment〕，这一修正案以美国宪法第十五条修正案〔Fifteenth Amendment〕为模本，其后它也成为本条修正案第1款的语言，但它能真正成为美国宪法的一部分却又历经了42个春秋。在20世纪里，因女性在社会工作等方面作用的推动及第一次世界大战后强大的政治运动的影响，美国国会最终于1919年6月4日提出了妇女选举权修正案，即第十九条修正案，该修正案于1920年8月18日获批准。它规定合众国公民的选举权不得因性别而被合众国或任何一个州加以剥夺或限制。
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imply, vb. 1. To express or involve indirectly; to suggest (the opinion implies that the court has adopted a stricter standard for upholding punitive-damages awards). Cf. INFER. 2. (Of a court) to impute or impose on equitable or legal grounds (the court implied a contract between the parties). 3. To read into (a document) (citing