view of frankpledge. Hist. The twice-yearly gathering and inspection of every freeman within the district who was more than 12 years old to determine whether each one had taken the oath of allegiance and had found nine freeman pledges for his peaceable demeanor. See FRANKPLEDGE.
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visus (vI-s[schwa]s orvI-z[schwa]s), n. [Latin] Hist. An inspection of a place, person, or thing. See VIEW(3), (4).
C.O.D.abbr. 1. Cash on delivery; collect on delivery. • By consenting to this delivery term, the buyer agrees to pay simultaneously with delivery and appoints the carrier as the buyer’s agent to receive and transmit the payment to the seller. With C.O.D. contracts, the practice of carriers has traditionally been to disallow inspection before payment.
notice to produce 提供文件、证据的通知 在案件开庭审理之前一方当事人向另一方发出的通知，要求后者提供所列举的文件或其他证据，供通知方查阅，以便为庭审作准备或在庭审中使用。而这些文件、证据须是在被通知方占有之下，并与案件争议事实有实质性关联。如果被通知方无正当理由而不提供，通知方可以向法院申请签发提交书面文件的传票〔subpoena duces tectum〕或查阅令〔order for inspection〕。 (→inspection of documents)
permit (p[schwa]r-mit), n. A certificate evidencing permission; a license (a gun permit). permit (p[schwa]r-mit), vb. 1. To consent to formally (permit the inspection to be carried out). 2. To give opportunity for (lax security permitted the escape). 3. To allow or admit of (if the law so permits).
request for production. Procedure. In pretrial discovery, a party’s written request that another party provide specified documents or other tangible things for inspection and copying. Fed. R. Civ. P. 34. — Abbr. RFP. — Also termed document request; request for production of documents; notice to produce; demand for document inspection. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1551;
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surveyor of the port. Hist. A U.S. customs revenue officer appointed for each principal port of entry to oversee the inspection and valuation of imports. • The office was abolished in 1953.
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autoptic proference (proh-f[schwa]r-[schwa]nts). The presentation of an item for inspection by the court. See demonstrative evidence under EVIDENCE. [Cases: Criminal Law 404.45; Evidence 188. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 854–855; Evidence §§ 789–791, 794, 796.] “Yet another form of proof that may present difficulties in defining evidence is what Wigmore calls ‘autoptic proference.’ By this barbarism,
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view of an inquest. A jury’s inspection of a place or property to which an inquiry or inquest refers. Cf. VIEW(3).
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A product imperfection that is not discoverable by reasonable inspection and for which a seller or lessor is generally liable if the flaw causes harm. • Upon discovering a hidden defect, a purchaser may revoke a prior acceptance. UCC § 2-608(1)(b). — Also termed latent defect; inherent defect. [Cases: Sales 119. C.J.S. Sales §§ 194,