save harmless clause
save harmless clause 赔偿责任免除条款 在合同中一方当事人同意在有可能对另一方当事人提起的诉讼中承担赔偿责任。在美国有些州，此类条款被认为违反公序良俗因而无效。 (→hold harmless agreement)
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landlord–tenant relationship
landlord–tenant relationship. The familiar legal relationship existing between the lessor and lessee of real estate. • The relationship is contractual, created by a lease (or agreement for lease) for a term of years, from year to year, for life, or at will, and exists when one person occupies the premises of another with the lessor’s
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political power
political power. The power vested in a person or body of persons exercising any function of the state; the capacity to influence the activities of the body politic. — Also termed civil power. sovereign political power. Power that is absolute and uncontrolled within its own sphere. • Within its designated limits, its exercise and effective
voluntary manslaughter
An act of murder reduced to manslaughter because of extenuating circumstances such as adequate provocation (arousing the “heat of passion”) or diminished capacity. — Also termed intentional manslaughter; first-degree manslaughter; manslaughter in the first degree.[Cases: Homicide 658.]
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open price
The price for a sale, esp. of goods, that has not been settled at the time of a sale’s conclusion. UCC § 2-305. Cf. agreed price. [Cases: Sales 78. C.J.S. Sales § 94.]
collusion
collusion (k[schwa]-loo-zh[schwa]n), n. 1. An agreement to defraud another or to do or obtain something forbidden by law. [Cases: Fraud 30.] 2. As a defense to divorce, an agreement between a husband and wife to commit or to appear to commit an act that is grounds for divorce. • For example, before the advent of
covenant not to sue
A covenant in which a party having a right of action agrees not to assert that right in litigation. — Also termed contract not to sue. [Cases: Release 7, 37. C.J.S. Release §§ 4, 48–49, 54, 61–62.]
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grievance arbitration
grievance arbitration 申诉仲裁；权利仲裁 １涉及对一既存合同的违反或有关合同解释的仲裁。２劳动法上，指对僱员的申诉所作的仲裁，通常涉及僱员主张依集体谈判协议〔collective-bargaining agreement〕，其僱员权利受到了侵犯。仲裁程序通常规定在集体谈判协议中。也称作rights arbitration。
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hypotheca
hypotheca (hI-p[schwa]-thee-k[schwa] or hip-[schwa]-), n. [Latin fr. Greek] Roman law. A mortgage of property in which the debtor was allowed to keep, but not alienate, the property. “Yet another mode of creating a security is possible, by which not merely the ownership of a thing but its possession also remains with the debtor. This is