Treasury bill. A short-term debt security issued by the federal government, with a maturity of 13, 26, or 52 weeks. • These bills — auctioned weekly or quarterly — pay interest in the form of the difference between their discounted purchase price and their par value at maturity. — Abbr. T-bill. [Cases: United States 89. […]
billable time. An attorney’s, law clerk’s, or paralegal’s time that is chargeable to a client. Cf. NONBILLABLE TIME. [Cases: Attorney and Client 140. C.J.S. Attorney and Client §§ 324–326, 328–329.]
Villeinage in which the services to be performed were certain, though of a base and servile nature.
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sequela villanorum 〈拉〉农奴的家庭随员及其动产的附属物 领主对此享有绝对的处分权。此语用来指农奴的所有财物，领主出卖其农奴，即包括出卖农奴的子女。
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true-bill, vb. To make or deliver a true bill on (the grand jury true-billed the indictment).
(1788) Regency Bill (1788) 《摄政法案》 由小皮特〔Pitt〕提议授权威尔士亲王以摄政王地位，但不享有全部王权。1765年，议会曾应国王乔治三世的建议，立法确立摄政，但国王在1788年生病，该法案无从得到国王御准。小皮特建议用委任方式御准该法案。福克斯〔Fox〕与伯克〔Burke〕认为王位继承人应立即自动获得任摄政王的全部王权，皮特与他们之间的争吵指控由此产生。1789年国王乔治三世恢复健康后，该法案被撤销。但国王1810年再次生病时，国会提出类似的法案并在1811年获通过，通过委任方式御准了该法案。
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A bill of lading reflecting that goods have been loaded onto a ship. • In multimodal shipments, an onboard bill of lading may include goods loaded onto land vehicles also. — Often shortened to onboard bill.
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bill of suspension 〈苏格兰〉复审诉状；判决执行中止诉状 刑事诉讼中，向高等刑事法院〔High Court of Justiciary〕提交的请求对下级刑事法院的定罪裁决复审的诉状。请求的根据可以是法院无管辖权、诉讼程序不合法、偏离了自然正义的规则等。(→suspension)
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lost will 〈美〉丢失的遗嘱 指已经生效但在遗嘱人死亡时无法找到的遗嘱。在多数司法区，它的内容可用口头言词加以证明，但在有些州却有一个对之可予以反驳的假设，它认为，如果在立遗嘱人死亡时无法找到遗嘱，就表明一度存在的遗嘱已被撤销。