reasonable use
Use of one’s property for an appropriate purpose that does not unreasonably interfere with another’s use of property. See REASONABLE-USE THEORY.
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jus personarum
jus personarum (j[schwa]s p[schwa]r-s[schwa]-nair-[schwa]m), n. [Latin “law of persons”] Civil law. The law governing the rights of persons having special relations with one another (such as parents and children or guardians and wards) or having limited rights (such as aliens or incompetent persons). See LAW OF PERSONS. Cf. JUS RERUM.
disappeared person
disappeared person. A person who has been absent from home for a specified number of continuous years (often five or seven) and who, during that period, has not communicated with the person most likely to know his or her whereabouts. See SEVEN-YEARS’-ABSENCE RULE; MISSING PERSON. [Cases: Absentees 2. C.J.S. Absentees § 2.]
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unreasonably dangerous conduct
Conduct that involves undue risk under the circumstances. — Sometimes shortened to dangerous conduct. — Also termed unduly dangerous conduct.
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Hudson’s Bay Company
Hudson’s Bay Company 〈英〉哈得逊湾公司 指根据皇家特许状，以总督和英格兰冒险家公司〔Governor and Company of Adventurers of England〕的名义于1670年组成的进入哈得逊湾做贸易的公司。根据该特许状，他们实际上获得了现构成加拿大中部地区的王权〔jura regalia〕。他们利用其地位，将那一地区的所有贸易掌握在手中。该公司于1868年让出主权，其下属的区域也根据相应的成文法成为加拿大的一部分。该公司现仍拥有很多土地，是一个庞大的贸易公司。
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personal property tax
personal property tax 〈美〉动产税 地方或州政府对家具、首饰等动产征收的税。
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Table of Lessons
Table of Lessons 〈英〉《圣经》选读表 根据1871年《公祷书法》〔Prayer Book Act〕，修订后的在教堂中诵读的《圣经》选读的表被批准插入《公祷书》，以代替原来的表。1922年《圣经选读表修订本法》〔The Revised Tables of Lessons Measure〕提供了另一种表。
reasonable doubt
The doubt that prevents one from being firmly convinced of a defendant’s guilt, or the belief that there is a real possibility that a defendant is not guilty. • “Beyond a reasonable doubt” is the standard used by a jury to determine whether a criminal defendant is guilty. See Model Penal Code § 1.12. In
fair and reasonable value
fair and reasonable value 公允价值；公平市价(=fair market value；fair value)
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