英文法律词典 P-115_法律英语

英文法律词典 P-115

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PRO¹-CURATORS, PRO-TUTORS. Persons who act as curators or tutors, without being lawfully² authorized³. They are, in general, liable to all the duties of curators or tutors, and are entitled to none of the advantages which legal curators or tutors can claim.

PRO EO QUOD, pleading. For this that. It is a phrase of affirmation, and is sufficiently⁴ direct and positive for introducing a material averment. 1 Saund. 117, n. 4; 1 Com. Dig. Pleader, c. 86 2 Chit. Pl. 369-393 Gould on Pl. c. 3, 34.

PRO INDIVISO. For an undivided part. The possession or occupation of lands or tenements⁵ belonging to two or mare⁶ persons, and consequently neither knows his several portion till divided: Bract. 1. 5.

PRO QUERENTE. For the plaintiff; usually abbreviated⁷, pro quer.

PRO RATA. According to the rate, proportion or allowance. A creditor⁸ of an insolvent⁹ estate, is to be paid pro rata with creditors¹⁰ of the same class.

PRO RE NATA. For the occasion as it may arise.

PRO TANTO. For so much. See 17 Serg. & Rawle, 400.

PROAMITA. Great paternal¹¹ aunt; the sister of one's grandfather. Inst. 3, 6, 3 & 4; Dig. 38, 10, 10, 14, et seq.

PROAVUS. Great grandfather. This term is employed in making genealogical tables.

PROBABILITY. That which is likely to happen; that which is most consonant¹² to reason; for example, there is a strong probability that a man of a good moral character, and who has heretofore been remarkable¹³ for truth, will, when examined as a witness under oath, tell the truth; and, on the contrary, that a man who has been guilty of perjury¹⁴, will not, under the same circumstances, tell the truth; the former will, therefore, be entitled to credit, while the latter will not.

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1 pro
n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者
参考例句：
The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。 Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 lawfully
adv.守法地，合法地；合理地
参考例句：
Lawfully established contracts shall be protected by law. 依法成立的合同应受法律保护。来自口语例句 As my lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, till death parts us. 当成是我的合法丈夫，无论疾病灾难，直到死亡把我们分开。来自电影对白

3 authorized
a.委任的，许可的
参考例句：
An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

4 sufficiently
adv.足够地，充分地
参考例句：
It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。 The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。

5 tenements
n.房屋，住户，租房子( tenement的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Here were crumbling tenements, squalid courtyards and stinking alleys. 随处可见破烂的住房、肮脏的庭院和臭气熏天的小胡同。来自辞典例句 The tenements are in a poor section of the city. 共同住宅是在城中较贫苦的区域里。来自辞典例句

6 mare
n.母马，母驴
参考例句：
The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。 The mare foundered under the heavy load and collapsed in the road.那母马因负载过重而倒在路上。

7 abbreviated
adj. 简短的，省略的动词abbreviate的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand his article. 他的文章缩写词使用太多，令人费解。 The United States of America is commonly abbreviated to U.S.A.. 美利坚合众国常被缩略为U.S.A.。

8 creditor
n.债仅人，债主，贷方
参考例句：
The boss assigned his car to his creditor.那工头把自己的小汽车让与了债权人。 I had to run away from my creditor whom I made a usurious loan.我借了高利贷不得不四处躲债。

9 insolvent
adj.破产的，无偿还能力的
参考例句：
They lost orders and were insolvent within weeks.他们失去了订货，几周后就无法偿还债务。 The bank was declared insolvent.银行被宣布破产。

10 creditors
n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。来自《简明英汉词典》 Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。来自《简明英汉词典》

11 paternal
adj.父亲的，像父亲的，父系的，父方的
参考例句：
I was brought up by my paternal aunt.我是姑姑扶养大的。 My father wrote me a letter full of his paternal love for me.我父亲给我写了一封充满父爱的信。

12 consonant
n.辅音；adj.[音]符合的
参考例句：
The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称。 These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.这些单词的开头有相同辅音组合。

13 remarkable
adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的
参考例句：
She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。 These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

14 perjury
n.伪证；伪证罪
参考例句：
You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证，你要受罚的。 She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。

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