de temps dont memorie ne court (d[schwa] tahn dawnmem-[schwa]-ree n[ schwa] koor). [Law French] From time whereof memory does not run; time out of human memory. • This Law French phrasing was a forerunner of Blackstone’s classic formulation: “time whereof the memory of man does not run to the contrary.” 1 William Blackstone, Commentaries on […]
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Office of Personnel Management. The independent federal agency that administers the personnel system of the government by helping agencies recruit and evaluate employees; manage retirement and health-benefit systems; coordinate temporary assignments; conduct investigations; and develop leadership in the federal executive service. • The agency was established by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 and given
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homage (hom-ij). In feudal times, a ceremony that a new tenant performed for the lord to acknowledge the tenure. • This was the most honorable service that a free tenant might do for a lord. In the ceremony, kneeling before the lord, the tenant placed his hands between the lord’s hands while saying, “I become
medical inspection 〈英〉体格检查 根据1973年的《全国医疗服务重建法》〔National Health Service Reorganization Act〕，国务大臣有责任作出规定，对在地方教育部门所办学校就读的中小学生，应进行体格和牙科检查及提供医疗服务；在人身伤害赔偿案件中，如果原告无故拒绝接受体检，法庭有权中止诉讼程序。
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chose (shohz), n. [French] A thing, whether tangible or intangible; a personal article; a chattel. See THING. chose in action. 1. A proprietary right in personam, such as a debt owed by another person, a share in a joint-stock company, or a claim for damages in tort. [Cases: Property 5. 5. C.J.S. Property § 22;
A stock or bond that is issued during a corporate reorganization. • The security holders’ relative interests are readjusted during this process.
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confusio (k[schwa]n-fyoo-zhee-oh), n. [fr. Latin confundere “to pour together”] 1. Roman law. An inseparable mixture of liquid property belonging to different owners. Cf. COMMIXTIO. 2. Roman law. The extinction of a right or duty that occurs when the roles of creditor and debtor become united in one person. 3. Scots law. A doctrine whereby a
Nuclear Regulatory Commission. An independent federal agency that licenses and regulates civilian use of nuclear energy. • The agency was created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. Executive Order 11834 of 1975 gave it additional functions previously performed by the Atomic Energy Commission. — Abbr. NRC.
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Indian Tribal Law Court(Tribal Court) 〈美〉印第安部落法庭 该术语包括美国印第安部落的三种法庭类型。最普通的一种为部落法庭〔Tribal Court〕，根据《印第安重组法》〔Indian Reorganization Act〕汇编的《部落法法典》〔Tribal Code of Law〕而成立，依《1968年印第安民事权利法》〔Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968〕，该类法庭有权审理民事案件，及轻微刑事案件，可作出最高刑期为6个月的监禁和500美元的罚款。部落不同，法庭的组织和审判权限也相异，许多部落无此类法庭而依赖于州法院系统。第二种为传统法庭〔Traditional Court〕，只处理涉及部落传统和习惯事项，而不依据编入法典中的法律〔codified law〕。第三种为联邦条例法庭〔Court of Federal Regulations〕，按照通过印第安仪式〔Indian Service〕编纂的联邦法典运行。现在有19个联邦条例法庭、18个传统法庭和51个部落法庭。
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shareholder. One who owns or holds a share or shares in a company, esp. a corporation. — Also termed shareowner; (in a corporation) stockholder. [Cases: Corporations 170. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 305, 308–309, 312, 314, 317.] controlling shareholder. A shareholder who is in a position to influence the corporation’s activities because the shareholder either owns a