英文法律词典 L-56_法律英语

英文法律词典 L-56

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126. - 2. As to personal actions. The following actions shall be commenced within six years next after the cause of action shall accrue¹ and not afterwards, to wit:

127. - 1st. All actions of debt founded upon any contract or liability not under seal, except such as are brought upon the judgment² or decree of some court of record, or of general equity³ jurisdiction⁴ of the United States, or of this or some other of the United States.

128. - 2d. All actions upon judgments⁵ rendered in any court other than those above excepted.

129. - 3rd. All actions for arrears⁶ of rent.

130. - 4th. All actions of assumpsit or upon the case founded on any contract or liability express or implied.

131. - 6th. All actions for waste.

132. - 6th. All actions of replevin and trover and all other actions for taking, detaining, or injuring goods and chattels⁷.

133. - 7th. All other actions on the case, except actions for slanderous⁸ words or for libels.

134. - Sec. 2. All actions for trespass⁹ upon land or for assault and battery, and for false imprisonment¹⁰, and all actions for slanderous words and for libels, shall be commenced within two years next after the cause of action shall, accrue and ]lot afterwards.

135. - Sec. 3. All actions against sheriffs for the misconduct or neglect of their deputies shall be commenced within four years next after the cause of action shall accrue and not afterwards.

136. - Sec. 4. None of the foregoing provisions shall apply to any action brought, upon any bills, notes or other evidence of debt issued by any bank.

137. - Sec. 5. ln all actions of debt or assumpsit brought to recover the balance due upon mutual¹¹ and open account current the cause of action shall be deemed to have accrued¹² at the time of the last item proved in such account.

138 .- Sec. 6. If any person entitled to bring any of the actions before mentioned in this chapter shall, at the time when the cause of action accrues¹³, be within the age of twenty-one years, or a married woman, insane, imprisoned¹⁴ in the state prison, or absent from the United States, such person may bring the said actions within the time in this chapter respectively limited after the disability shall be removed.

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1 accrue
v.(利息等)增大，增多
参考例句：
Ability to think will accrue to you from good habits of study.思考能力将因良好的学习习惯而自然增强。 Money deposited in banks will accrue to us with interest.钱存在银行，利息自生。

2 judgment
n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见
参考例句：
The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。 He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

3 equity
n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票
参考例句：
They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。 To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

4 jurisdiction
n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权
参考例句：
It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。 Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。

5 judgments
判断( judgment的名词复数 )；鉴定；评价；审判
参考例句：
A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life. 他对现代生活的批评带着一种特殊的苛刻。 He is swift with his judgments. 他判断迅速。

6 arrears
n.到期未付之债，拖欠的款项；待做的工作
参考例句：
The payments on that car loan are in arrears by three months.购车贷款的偿付被拖欠了三个月。 They are urgent for payment of arrears of wages.他们催讨拖欠的工钱。

7 chattels
n.动产，奴隶( chattel的名词复数 )
参考例句：
An assignment is a total alienation of chattels personal. 动产转让是指属人动产的完全转让。来自辞典例句 Alan and I, getting our chattels together, struck into another road to reassume our flight. 艾伦和我收拾好我们的财物，急匆匆地走上了另一条路，继续过我们的亡命生活。来自辞典例句

8 slanderous
adj.诽谤的，中伤的
参考例句：
A man of moral integrity does not fear any slanderous attack.人正不怕影子斜。 No one believes your slanderous talk anyway!不管你怎么说，也没有人听信你这谗言！

9 trespass
n./v.侵犯，闯入私人领地
参考例句：
The fishing boat was seized for its trespass into restricted waters.渔船因非法侵入受限制水域而被扣押。 The court sentenced him to a fine for trespass.法庭以侵害罪对他判以罚款。

10 imprisonment
n.关押，监禁，坐牢
参考例句：
His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。 He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。

11 mutual
adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的
参考例句：
We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。 Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

12 accrued
adj.权责已发生的v.增加( accrue的过去式和过去分词 )；（通过自然增长）产生；获得；（使钱款、债务）积累
参考例句：
The company had accrued debts of over 1000 yuan. 该公司已积欠了1000多万元的债务。来自《简明英汉词典》 I have accrued a set of commemoration stamps. 我已收集一套纪念邮票。来自《简明英汉词典》

13 accrues
v.增加( accrue的第三人称单数 )；（通过自然增长）产生；获得；（使钱款、债务）积累
参考例句：
If you put money in the bank, interest accrues. 如你将钱存于银行，则自然生息。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 Interest accrues on a bank accout. 银行账户的利息在增长。来自《简明英汉词典》

14 imprisoned
下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。 They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

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