Parliament of Canada
Parliament of Canada 加拿大议会 1867年建立。由总督〔Governor-General〕、参议院〔Senate〕和平民院〔House of Commons〕组成。总督代表英女王，参议院议员由总督听取内阁意见后任命，平民院议员由选民直接选举产生。
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constructive emancipation
Emancipation by law, as opposed to a voluntary act of the parent. • Constructive emancipation may occur in several ways, as by (1) conduct of the parent that is inconsistent with the performance of parental duties, (2) marriage of the child, or (3) the child’s service in the armed forces.
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demand clause
demand clause. A provision in a note allowing the holder to compel full payment if the maker fails to meet an installment. Cf. ACCELERATION CLAUSE. [Cases: Bills and Notes 129(3). C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit§ 90.]
leave to sit
leave to sit. Parliamentary law. Permission from a deliberative assembly for a committee or other subordinate body to meet while the assembly is meeting.
specific devise
specific devise 特定的(不动产)遗赠 指特别指定具体地块作为遗赠物，以区别于一般遗赠〔general devise〕与剩余遗产的遗赠〔residuary devise〕。例如，在遗嘱中写明「将我在亨登哈尔的地产遗赠给…」属于特定遗赠，而写明「将我的所有土地遗赠给…」则属于一般遗赠。但在普通法中，实际上所有的遗赠都是「特定的」，无论是直接在遗赠遗嘱中，还是根据剩余遗产条款来确定遗赠的土地。 (→specific bequest)
inter american foundation
Inter-American Foundation. An independent federal foundation that supports social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean by making grants to private, indigenous organizations that carry out self-help projects benefiting poor people. • The agency is governed by a nine-member board — six from the private sector and three from the government. It was
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litura
litura (li-t[y]oor-[schwa]), n. [Latin] Roman law. A blot or erasure in a will or other instrument.
mandatory instruction
An instruction requiring a jury to find for one party and against the other if the jury determines that, based on a preponderance of the evidence, a given set of facts exists. — Also termed binding instruction. [Cases: Trial 234(3, 4), 253. C.J.S. Trial §§ 625–626, 672.]
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game law
game law. A federal or state law that regulates the hunting of game, esp. one that forbids the capturing or killing of specified game either entirely or seasonally, describes the means for killing or capturing game in season, or restricts the number and type of game animals that may be killed or captured in season.