TERM OF ART

term of art

term of art 特定术语;特定用语 某一用语在特定的语境下有特殊的含义,法律领域中使用大量的特定用语。如「double jeopardy」在普通用法中指导致双重风险的情势,而在法律中则指同一罪行不受两次审判。将某一用语归入特定用语的行列将会产生法律上的后果,如美国联邦最高法院就曾通过将出院后的治疗费和受害人因公共医疗机构的疏忽而导致的严重脑损伤以及随之而来的对未来生活能力的丧失的补偿解释为对当事人的补偿〔compensation〕,而不是对州政府的惩罚〔punitive damage〕——因为这为制定法所禁止,从而判决州政府对当事人作出高额赔偿而不仅限于住院期间的治疗费用。 (→punitive damages)

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term of art

term of art. 1. A word or phrase having a specific, precise meaning in a given specialty, apart from its general meaning in ordinary contexts. • Examples in law include and his heirs and res ipsa loquitur. [Cases: Contracts 152; Statutes 192. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 307, 318–322, 327, 331; Statutes§ 322.] 2. Loosely, a jargonistic

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