baillie
baillie n. 一个管辖区(=bailiwick)
Legislation that is auxiliary to principal legislation.
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bill receivable/B.R./B/R 应收票据 在商业账册中,其应当得到付款的或在将来可以获益的所有本票、汇票与支票均为应收票据。在会计分类账中,它记入应收账科目中。与应付票据〔bill payable〕相对。(→account receivable)
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A bill filed when a litigant dies or becomes incapacitated before the litigant’s interest in property could be determined. • The purpose of the bill is to resolve who holds the right to revive the original litigation in the deceased’s stead. [Cases: Equity 116.]
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intangible drilling cost. Oil & gas. An expense that is incident to and necessary for drilling and completing an oil or gas well and that has no salvage value. • Intangible drilling costs may be deducted in the year they are incurred rather than capitalized and depreciated. 26 USCA § 612.
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Wills Act. 1. STATUTE OF WILLS(1). 2. An 1837 English statute that allowed people to dispose of every type of property interest by will and that had an elaborate set of requirements for valid execution. • Some states today continue to adhere to these stringent requirements. Cf. Unif. Probate Code § 2-502. — Also termed
village n. 村落;村庄;社区 指为了共同生活或经营的目的而集合起来组成的一个共同体,也指有社区共同体特性的地区。该词并不是一个专门术语,而更多的只是一个习惯性用语。它可以指一个庄园、堂区、堂区的外围、城镇这些最简单的社会组织。它与mansion的区别在于,后者虽然也可能有许多房屋,但却必须是一个独立居所,附近没有其它东西;如果附近还有其它住户和房屋,那就是village了。一个庄园〔manor〕可能包含几个村庄〔village〕,也可能只有一个村庄。
exploratory drilling test 探测性钻探试验 指为确定矿物埋藏范围而进行的钻探试验。
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bill of attainder (1)〈美〉褫夺公民权法案 立法机关创立的法律,不论何种形式,不经司法审判而对公民个人处以死刑或其他特别刑罚,多指剥夺公民权利及没收财产。美国宪法及州宪法分别禁止国会及州立法机关通过这样的法律。1946年,美国诉洛维特案〔United States v.Lovett〕的判决是国会违宪通过的首例褫夺公民权的案例。 (2)〈英〉褫夺私权法案 上议院通过的法律,剥夺公民的权利,没收财产。原适用于犯叛国罪或其他重罪的人。与普通公共法案所规定的程序相同,即律师可听取被告人的陈述,被告人也可要求证人在两院为其作证。采用这种议会审判形式最着名的案例是1641年对斯特拉特福德伯爵温特沃思〔Wentworth, Earl of Strafford〕的审判。这种审判方式自18世纪以来不再被使用。(→attainder)