ex equitate
ex equitate (eks ek-w[schwa]-tay-tee). [Latin] Hist. According to equitable rules.
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legislative regulation
legislative regulation 〈美〉立法性法规 指行政机关为了实施立法机关制定的法律而由立法机关授权或根据法律制定的法规。这种法规具有法律的效力。该词亦称「legislative rule」；「substantive rule」。 (→legislative rule)
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good cause
A legally sufficient reason. • Good cause is often the burden placed on a litigant (usu. by court rule or order) to show why a request should be granted or an action excused. The term is often used in employ-ment-termination cases. — Also termed good cause shown; just cause; lawful cause; sufficient cause.
surprise
surprise. An occurrence for which there is no adequate warning or that affects someone in an unexpected way. • In a trial, the procedural rules are designed to limit surprise — or trial by ambush — as much as possible. For example, the parties in a civil case are permitted to conduct discovery, to determine
inheritance
inheritance. 1. Property received from an ancestor under the laws of intestacy. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 1, 8. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 1–5, 9–12; Right of Privacy and Publicity§ 42.] 2. Property that a person receives by bequest or devise. dual inheritance. An adopted child’s intestate inheritance through both his adopted family and his
collateral contract doctrine
collateral contract doctrine 从契约规则 口头证据规则〔parol evidence rule〕的一个例外，在许多方面与部分集成原则〔doctrine of partial integration〕相似。该规则允许以口头证据证明书面契约当事人间独立的口头契约，口头证据规则并不影响独立于书面契约的从契约。
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Official Records Act
Official Records Act 〈美〉《官方档案法》 适用于那些不适用《联邦证据规则》〔Federal Rules of Evidence〕的案件(即行政程序)的一部联邦法律。依照该法，任何政府部门或机构的记录、档案和会议记录可以以其制作或保存的备忘录为证据来证明其行为。经过恰当鉴定的副本与正本具有同等的可采性。
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daytime
daytime n. 白天；日间 一天24小时之中借助自然光即可辨认出人或物的这段时间，具体地说，从日出前一小时至日落后一小时均属于日间。如美国《联邦刑事诉讼规则》〔Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure〕中规定，涉及搜查和扣押时，白天即从早上6时至晚上10时。 (→nighttime)
autolimitation
autolimitation, n. An authority’s establishment of rules that, in effect, limit the authority’s own power. — auto-limit, vb. “The theory of Jellinek (Allgemeine Staatslehre), so far as the writer understands it, is not an explanation either. In his view something which he calls the State, not defined, but, as it seems, a group of persons,