antecedent
antecedent (an-t[schwa]-seed-[schwa]nt), adj. Earlier; preexisting; previous. — antecedent (preceding thing), n. — antecedence (quality or fact of going before), n.
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duces tecum licet languidus
duces tecum licet languidus (d[y]oo-s[schwa]s tee-k[schwa]m lI-set lang-gw[schwa]-d[schwa]s), n. [Law Latin “bring with you, although sick”] Hist. A habeas corpus writ ordering a sheriff to bring someone into court despite a return by the sheriff noting that the person was too ill to come.
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protective committee
protective committee. A group of security holders or preferred stockholders appointed to protect the interests of their group when the corporation is liquidated or reorganized.
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diplomatic protection
Protection given by one country’s representatives to a person, usu. its citizen, against another country’s alleged violation of international law.
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motion for protective order
motion for protective order. A party’s request that the court protect it from potentially abusive action by the other party, usu. relating to discovery, as when one party seeks discovery of the other party’s trade secrets. • A court will sometimes craft a protective order to protect one party’s trade secrets by ordering that any
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protective jurisdiction
protective jurisdiction 〈美〉保护性管辖权 根据联邦法院管辖权理论，国会可以在宪法赋予的立法权限内制定一项管辖权法，规定联邦法院可以适用州实体法审判，从而使得联邦法院的管辖范围扩展至只涉及州权的案件。这一理论尚未与最高法院直接交锋，但它显然违反了美国宪法第三条有关联邦法院管辖权限制的规定。
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rule of the last antecedent
rule of the last antecedent 最接近的前项规则 一种诠释原则，法庭据此认定修饰性词汇或短语修饰的只是紧接在前面而非过于远离的那些词汇或短语，除非这种扩张性修饰对于上下文或整个文件的精神来说是必需的。例如在「Texas courts, New Mexico courts, and New York courts in the federal system」这样一个短语中，「in the federal system」应该只是修饰「New York courts」,而非同时修饰「Texas courts」或「Mexico courts」。
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detection
detection. The act of discovering or revealing something that was hidden, esp. to solve a crime. “There is a clear distinction between inducing a person to do an unlawful act and setting a trap to catch him in the execution of a criminal plan of his own conception. There is also a distinction between the
information analysis and infrastructure protection directorate
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate. The division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for analyzing intelligence information gathered from the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Security Administration, and other sources, and for issuing warnings about threats of terrorist attack. • The unit is
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permanent protective order
A protective order of indefinite duration granted after a hearing with notice to both sides; esp., a court order that prohibits an abuser from contacting or approaching the protected person for a long period, usu. years. Despite the name, permanent orders often have expiration dates set by state law. An order may also require the
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