Son-of-Sam law. A state statute that prohibits a convicted criminal from profiting by selling his or her story rights to a publisher or filmmaker. • State law usu. authorizes prosecutors to seize royalties from a convicted criminal and to place the money in an escrow account for the crime victim’s benefit. This type of law […]
autocracy (aw-tok-r[schwa]-see), n. Government by one person with unlimited power and authority; unlimited monarchy. — autocratic (aw-t[schwa]-krat-ik), adj. — autocrat (aw-t[schwa]-krat), n.
French law 法国法 是在法国发展起来的一套法律制度的总称，它是大陆法〔civil law〕或罗马-日尔曼法系〔Romano-Germanic family of legal systems〕的重要组成部分。其在国际上有着广泛的影响，这一方面是因为拿破仑的法典编纂〔Napoleonic codifications〕，另一方面也是因为民主政体〔democratic political system〕在法兰西的较早确立及当时法语在世界上的广泛使用。
brawl, n. 1. A noisy quarrel or fight. 2. The offense of engaging in such a quarrel or fight. • In most jurisdictions, the offense is a statutory civil misdemeanor. 3. Hist. Eccles. law. The offense of disturbing the peace of a consecrated building or area; specif., a disturbance, such as arguing, within the churchyard
locus sigilli (loh-k[schwa]s si-jil-I), n. [Latin] The place of the seal. • Today this phrase is almost always abbreviated “L.S.” These are the traditional letters appearing on many notarial certificates to indicate where the notary public’s embossed seal should be placed. If a rubber-stamp seal is used, it should be placed near but not over
conge d’elire 〈英〉(主教)推选许可令 在主教职位空缺时，国王向主教参事会〔dean and chapter〕发出推选新主教的许可令，并附有国王提名的候选人。主教参事会依法选出主教后应向国王报告选举结果，再由国王签署核准令给教省的大主教，由该大主教确认〔confirmation〕和主持新主教授职礼〔consecration〕。此外，国王也向王室所属大小修道院发出选举新院长的许可令。 (=conge d’eslire)
hot-potato rule. The principle that a lawyer may not unreasonably withdraw from representing a client. • The term comes from the rule’s classic formulation: “a firm may not drop a client like a ‘hot potato,’ especially if it is in order to keep happy a far more lucrative client.” Picker Int’l, Inc. v. Varian Assocs.,
非营利组织 英语：non-profit organization (NPO)/not-for-profit (UK) 法语：organisme sans but lucratif (OSBL) 德语：gemeinnützige Organisation 意大利语：ente senza scopo di lucro 西班牙语：organización sin fines de lucro
繁文缛节 英语：red tape (US, UK) 法语：bureaucratie, paperasseries administratives 德语：Bürokratie, Amtsschimmel 意大利语：lungaggine burocratica, burocrazia 西班牙语：papeleo, burocracia