restrictive title
A statute’s name that narrowly identifies the particular subject matter addressed by the legislature. Cf. general title.
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official principal
official principal 〈英〉教务总长 由主教或大主教任命并作为其代表〔delegate〕听取当事人陈述之人，一般同时担任大法官〔Chancellor〕和主教总代理〔Vicar-General〕之职。约克教省主教法院法官〔Auditor of the Chancery Court of York〕为约克大主教〔Archbishop of York〕的教务总长。主教管区的大法官〔Chancellor of a diocese〕为该管区主教的教务总长。坎特伯雷教省的教务总长又称「拱顶法院」〔Dean of Arches〕法官。
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Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar
Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar 〈英〉出庭律师公会与出庭律师理事会评议会 出庭律师公会评议会〔Senate of the Four Inns of Court〕作为一个单独机构成立于1966年，代表出庭四大律师公会的整体利益行事。1974年该评议会与出庭律师总理事会〔General Council of the Bar〕一起被出庭律师公会与出庭律师理事会评议会所取代，在具有共同利益及可采取共同政策的事务上代表出庭律师公会与出庭律师理事会的整体利益行事。评议会由当然成员〔ex officio members〕、出庭律师公会的主管委员〔benchers〕选出的代表、出庭律师公会的普通成员〔hall members〕选出的代表、出庭律师理事会选出的代表及评议会任命的某些成员组成。评议会通过各种常设委员会进行活动，如执行委员会、财务委员会、法律改革委员会等。在该评议会内又成立一新的出庭律师理事会〔Bar Council〕，处理有关出庭律师界的独立地位、荣誉、标准、服务和职能等方面的事务。评议会与法律教育委员会〔Council of Legal Education〕有较密切的联系。
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core rights
core rights. 1. Human rights that are generally recognized and accepted throughout the world. • These rights include freedom from extrajudicial execution, torture, and arbitrary arrest and detention. Core rights are embodied in many human-rights conventions, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant
adequate warning
A warning that reasonably alerts a product’s average user to a potential hazard, and the nature and extent of the danger. • Four elements have been articulated as comprising an adequate warning: (1) notice that a severe hazard exists, (2) a description of the hazard’s nature, (3) a description of the hazard’s possible conse-quences, and
notice to plead
notice to plead 要求答辩的通知 指原告向被告发出的要求被告必须在指定期限内作出答辩的书面通知。美国《联邦民事诉讼规则》〔Federal Rules of Civil Procedure〕要求在传票中应告知被告如果未能在指定期限内出庭和作出答辩将导致法院作出缺席判决。
public safety
public safety. The welfare and protection of the general public, usu. expressed as a governmental responsibility (Department of Public Safety). [Cases: Municipal Corporations 595. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 129.]
prisage
prisage (prI-zij). Hist. A royal duty on wine imported into England. • Prisage was replaced by butlerage in the reign of Edward I. Cf. BUTLERAGE.
Commissioner for Patents
The chief operating officer of the patents section of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. • The commissioner is appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.
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hague convention on the taking of evidence abroad in civil or commercial matters
Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters. An international convention, concluded on October 26, 1968, that establishes procedures for obtaining evidence in a foreign country, such as taking a deposition abroad. • More than 27 countries are parties, including the United States. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1261; Pretrial Procedure
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