doctrine of entireties (en-tI-[schwa]r-teez). In customs law, the rule that when an entry consists of parts that assemble to form an article different from any of the parts, the proper classification will be of the whole article, rather than the individual components.
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attempt to attempt. A first step made toward a criminal attempt of some sort, such as a failed effort to mail someone a note inciting that person to engage in criminal conduct. • As a general rule, courts do not recognize an attempt to commit a crime that is itself an attempt. But some jurisdictions
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Incoterms 《国际贸易术语解释通则》 其全称为：International Rules for the Interpretation of Trade Terms。为国际贸易惯例中最常用的商业术语的统一定义和解释，由国际商会〔International Chamber of Commerce〕于1923、1936、1953、1980、1990及2000年出版，它们采用实践中最常使用的意义，并根据国际贸易的发展而不断更新。1990年版对13种术语进行了解释，它们是EXW、FCA、FAS、FOB、CFR、CIF、CPT、CIP、DAF、DES、DEQ、DDU和DDP，并将它们依不同特点分成四类：E字组为发货，F字组为主要运费未付，C字组为主要运费已付，D字组为货到。 (=International Commercial Terms)
administrative law 行政法 指规范政府行政机关的组织和活动，调整行政机关与立法机关、司法机关和公众关系的法律总称。它可以分为三个部分：１授予行政机关权力及确立与这些权力相关的实体法规则的法律；２由行政机关制定的法规，包括行政规则〔administrative rules〕、行政法规〔administrative regulations〕、行政裁决汇编〔administrative reports〕等；３当行政机关的行政行为与公民权利相冲突时，调整这些冲突的法律原则和程序。在英美法律制度中，行政法经历了长期的孕育和阵痛过程，目前虽还不很成熟，但已初具规模，摆脱了英美不存在行政法的盲目偏见。现在行政法是英美法学院中教授的、为理解其整个法律制度所必需的一个法律部门。
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show-cause proceeding. A usu. expedited proceeding on a show-cause order. — Also termed rule to show cause; summary process; summary procedure; expedited proceeding.
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Federal Register. A daily publication containing presidential proclamations and executive orders, federal-agency regulations of general applicability and legal effect, proposed agency rules, and documents required by law to be published. • The Federal Register is published by the National Archives and Records Administration. — Abbr. Fed. Reg. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 407. C.J.S. Public
right of way (1)通行权 当事人享有的通过他人土地的地役权。 (2)铁路用地权 针对铁道建设用地。 (3)优先通行权 当两辆车或车辆与行人同时经过同一个地点时，由其中一方享有优先通行的权利，但权利人仍然对自己及对方的安全负有注意义务。先行权规则〔right-of-way rule〕是规定同时接近公路十字路口的两个路面使用者中，由谁首先通过的规则。(→easement)
despot (des-p[schwa]t), n. 1. A ruler with absolute power and authority. 2. A tyrant. — despotic (di-spot-ik), adj.
Justinian’s rulings that settled controversies and eliminated obsolete rules in the law. • The decisions were made in preparation for Justinian’s Digest. — Also termed (in Latin) Quinquaginta Decisiones.
metalaw (met-[schwa]-law). A hypothetical set of legal principles based on the rules of existing legal systems and designed to provide a framework of agreement for these different systems. “[T]he Constitution controls the deployment of governmental power and defines the rules for how such power may be structured and applied. The Constitution, therefore, is not a