lottery
lottery n. 抽彩给奖法；抽签法；彩票 一种有对价的，利用抽签、机遇、幸运或卖彩票而不用技能分发奖金的活动。一般包括抽彩、打彩、博彩、兑奖售物等以及各种形式的赌博。在英国，彩票的发行活动受法律的严格规定，一般为盈利而发行的彩票是非法的，但在一定限度允许以彩票作为一种为慈善目的筹措奖金的方法。在美国，许多州以制定法对州办的抽彩活动作了规定。通过邮件或州际间贸易的其他手段为彩票作广告并发行，为联邦法律所禁止。但此等联邦法不适用于州所举办的抽彩活动。
LOTTERY
lottery
lottery. A method of raising revenues, esp. state-government revenues, by selling tickets and giving prizes (usu. large cash prizes) to those who hold tickets with winning numbers that are drawn at random. — Also termed lotto. [Cases: Lotteries 3. C.J.S. Lotteries §§ 2–7, 11.] Dutch lottery. A lottery in which tickets are drawn from classes,