cmo
CMO.abbr. 1. CASE-MANAGEMENT ORDER. 2. COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION.
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grace period
grace period. 1. A period of extra time allowed for taking some required action (such as making payment) without incurring the usual penalty for being late. • Insurance policies typically provide for a grace period of 30 days beyond the premium’s due date, during which the premium may be paid without the policy being canceled.
superstitious use
A designation or use of property for religious purposes not legally recognized or tolerated (such as gifts either favoring an unrecognized religion or supporting the saying of prayers for the dead). Cf. pious use.
district clerk
The clerk of a district court within a state or federal system. See district court under COURT. [Cases: Clerks of Courts 1. C.J.S. Courts § 236.]
support
support n. 支承权 指相邻土地所有人维护其土地自然状态的一种权利。故毗连地层的所有人、矿藏所有人以及相邻土地的所有人无权撤去对土地的垂直或侧面的支承，除非其享有地役权。可分为侧面支承权〔lateral support〕和垂直支承权〔subjacent support〕。 n.& v.供应；扶养；赡养；抚养 提供维持生计的各种物品、费用以及适当的照顾、生病时的护理以及死后的安葬等。 (→maintenance)
act of assembly
Act of Assembly. Scots law. A piece of legislation passed by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for governing the affairs of that church and its members.
descendant
descendant n. (1)子孙；后代；晚辈血亲 包括所有亲等的晚辈血亲。现代仅指直系晚辈血亲〔lineal descendant〕，包括养子女〔adopted child〕，但是不包括旁系亲属〔collateral relations〕。 (2) (复)可以继承无遗嘱死者遗产的晚辈亲属
fugitive slave laws
fugitive-slave laws. Hist. Federal statutes passed in 1793 and 1850 providing for the surrender and return of slaves who had escaped and fled to a free territory or a free state. [Cases: Slaves 9.]
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translation
translation, n. 1. The transformation of language from one form to another; esp., the systematic rendering of the language of a book, document, or speech into another language. “Generally speaking, a translation need not consist of transferring from one language into another; it may apply to the expression of the same thoughts in other words