railroad commission
railroad commission 〈美〉铁路委员会 管理铁路运营及其他有关设施的机构。(→public service commission)
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auxilium regis
auxilium regis (awg-zil-ee-[schwa]m ree-jis), n. [Latin] Hist. The Crown’s tax levied for royal use and public service, such as a tax granted by Parliament.
impressment
impressment (im-pres-m[schwa]nt), n. 1. The act of forcibly taking (something) for public service. 2. A court’s imposition of a constructive trust on equitable grounds. See constructive trust under TRUST. 3. Archaic. The method by which armed forces were formerly expanded, when so-called press-gangs seized men off the streets and forced them to join the army
infrastructure
infrastructure. The underlying framework of a system; esp., public services and facilities (such as highways, schools, bridges, sewers, and water systems) needed to support commerce as well as economic and residential development.
committee
committee n. (1)委员会 通过立法机构或法人或其它社团选举或任命产生的一种组织，负责执行公务〔public service or duty〕，对某些事项进行调查、讨论、提出建议、作出决定或经营、处理。 (2)精神病人或其财产的监护人(→political committee)
conductor
conductor (k[schwa]n-d[schwa]k-t[schwa]r or -tor), n. [Latin “one who hires”] Roman law. 1. A lessee or a person who hires the services of another; a hirer. 2. A person hired to make a specific work; a contractor. • A contractor, esp. for the provision of public services, was also called manceps or redemptor. See MANCEPS; LOCATOR(1).
utility
utility. 1. The quality of serving some function that benefits society; meritoriousness. 2. Patents. Capacity to perform a function or attain a result claimed for protection as intellectual property. • In patent law, utility is one of the three basic requirements of patentability, the others being nonobviousness and novelty. In the calculation of damages for
americans with disabilities act
Americans with Disabilities Act. A federal statute that prohibits discrimination — in employment, public services, and public accommodations — against any person with a disability (“a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities”).42 USCA §§ 12101–12213. • Under the ADA, major life activities include any activity that
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commission
commission, n. 1. A warrant or authority, from the government or a court, that empowers the person named to execute official acts (the student received his commission to the U.S. Navy after graduation). 2. The authority under which a person transacts business for another (the client gave her attorney express commission to sign the contract).
poverty affidavit
An affidavit made by an indigent person seeking public assistance, appointment of counsel, waiver of court fees, or other free public services. 28 USCA § 1915. — Also termed pauper’s affidavit; in forma pauperis affidavit; IFP affidavit. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2734.]