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法律英语课后答案

法律英语课后答案

【篇一：

法律英语习题】

ishomicide?

homicideisthekillingofonehumanbeingbyanotherhumanbeing.

3、whatisthedifferencebetweenmurderandmanslaughter?

thedifferenceisthatmurderisthekillingofahumanbeingwith“malice”,notwithmanslaughter.

5、howmanydegreesofmurderwerethere,accordingtothecommonlaw?

accordingtothecommonlaw,therewerenodegreesofmurder.

6、whatdidthedistrictcourtdoonappeal？

onappeal,thedistrictcourtdeniedbothsummaryjudgmentmotions.

7、whatwerethekeyissuesinthecase?

thekeyissuesinthecasearewhethercolor,inadditiontorace,manyformthebasisofadiscriminationactionundertitlevii，andwhetherasuitbasedoncolormaybebroughtbyoneblackpersonagainstanother.l9

4、whatactsarecriminalbutnottortuous?

theactswhicharenotagainstindividualsbutagainstthestatearecriminalbutnottortuous,suchastreasonandtaxevasion.

5、whatactsaretortiousbutnotcriminal?

theactswhichalthoughviolatethepersonalandpropertyrightsbutthesocietydoesnotdeemthemseriousenoughtobedeterredbythethreatofseverepunishment,andonlysomekindofremedyismadeavailabletotheinvididualssoinjured,aretortiousbutnotcriminal,suchasslander.

10、whatistherestatementofcontracts?

thesummariesoftherulesofcommonlawinthefieldofcontractpreparedandpromulgatedbytheamericanlawinstitute.

7、whatisthebasicfactorindecidingtortliabilityfornegligence？

apersonisnegligentifhehasnotcompliedwithhis“dutyofcare”andhasnotactedas“areasonableandprudentman”。

9、whatarethetwotrendsinthetortlawdevelopmentintheunitedstates？

thestrictliabilityandtheno-faultprinciple。

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1、whataretherolesofgovernmentinthefieldofpropertylaw？

therolesofgovernmentarebothasthemanageroftheinstitutionalmachineryandasafrequentindependentactorwithintheinstitutionseekingtofurtheritsownpolicyobjectives.

4、whataretherolesoflawyerinthefieldofpropertylaw？

bothasadvice-giverandasadvocate.

1、whatarethemainclassofbusinessenterprisesintheunitedstates?

threeclasses:

individualproprietorships,partnerships,andcorporations.

7、whatisaproprietorship?

anyindividualmaysetupabusinessalonebyobtainingalicensetodobusinessfromthecountinwhichheorsheintendstosetupthebusiness.thisformofbusinessiscalledaproprietorship.

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2、whataretheimportanttypesofinsuranceforbusiness?

healthandlifeinsurance,accidentinsurance,anddisabilityinsuranceareimportanttypesofinsuranceforbusiness.

6、whatis“keyman”insurance?

whencompanyinsuresitselfagainstthelossoftheservicesofavaluableemployee,itissaidtopurchase“keyman”or“keyperson”insurance.

8、whatisthedifferencebetweenabuy-sellplanandastockretirementplan?

inabut-sellplan,othershareholdersagreetopurchasethestockindividually,whileinastockretirementplan,thecorporatefundsareusedtoretirethestock.

9、whatisthegoaloflifeinsuranceinstockretirementplan?

thegoalistocreateanewsourceoffundstopayforthesockretirement.

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5、whatisthepreconditionforthesupremecourttoupholdthecongressdecisionstoday?

thepreconditionisthatthereissomerationalargumentforfindingthattheitemsthatthecongressregulatesfallwithinthecommercepower.

6、whatdoesthesupremecourtinterpretthecommerceclause?

thesupremecourtinterpretsthecommerceclauseasacompletegrantofpower.

10、whatarethecontentsoftheuniformcommercialcode?

theuccconsistsof10articles:

generalprovisions,sales,commercialpaper,bankdepositsandcollections,lettersofcredit,bulktransfers,documentsoftitle,investmentsecurities,securedtransactions,effectivedateandrepealer.

9.whatarethethreepartsofthemoderncommercepowertests？

first，congresscansettheregulations，conditions，orprohibitionsregardingthepermissibilityofinterstatetravelorshipmentsifthelawdoesnotcontraveneaspecificconstitutionalguarantee。

second，thefederalgovernmentmayalsoregulateanyactivity，including“singlestate”activities，iftheactivityhasacloseandsubstantialrelationshipto，oreffectoncommerce。

third，congressmayregulatesingle-stateactivitieswhichotherwisehavenoeffectoncommerceiftheregulationis“necessaryandproper”toregulatingcommerceoreffectuatingregulationsrelatingtocommerce.

【篇二：

法律英语练习题】

lowingwordsorphrasesintheblanks.

basedonboundbycodifiedcustomdisputeslegislation

non-criminalprecedentsprovisionsrulings

theterm‘civillaw’contrastswithboth‘commonlaw’and‘criminallaw’.inthefirstsenseoftheterm,civillawreferstoabodyoflaw______writtenlegalcodesderivedfromfundamentalnormativeprinciples.legal______aresettledbyreferencetothiscode,whichhasbeenarrivedatthrough______.judgesare______thewrittenlawandits_______.

incontrast,commonlawwasoriginallydevelopedthrough_____,atatimebeforelawswerewrittendown.commonlawisbasedon_____createdbyjudicialdecisions,whichmeansthatpast____aretakenintoconsiderationwhencasesaredecided.itshouldbenotedthattodaycommonlawisalso______,i.e.inwrittenform.

inthesecondsenseoftheterm,civillawisdistinguishedfromcriminallaw,andreferstothebodyoflawdealingwith_____matters,suchasbreachofcontract.

（b）attaches（x2）crystallizesdefaultshasmakeownsseizesell

security/quasi-security:

securitygivesacreditorthelegalrightinpropertyownedbythedebtor,i.e.therightto_____and_____thedebtor’spropertyifthedebtor_____inrepayment.however,inthecaseofquasi-security,thecreditortypically_____thepropertyinquestion,whilethedebtoronly_____possessionofit.

fixedcharge/floatingcharge:

whileafixedcharge_____tothepropertyinquestionassoonasthechargeiscreated,afloatingcharge____onlywhenit____,forexampleasaresultofafailureto_____apaymentatthepropertime.

exerciseiireadthetextandfillintheblankswithprepositionorconjunctionbythecontext.

acompanyisabusinessassociationwhichhasthechar

acter_____alegalperson,distinct______itsofficersandshareholders.thisissignificant,_____itallowsthecompanytoownproperty_____itsownname,continueperpetuallydespitechangesinownership,andinsulatetheowners_____personalliability.however,insomeinstances,forexamplewhenthecompanyisusedtoperpetratefraudoractsultravires,thecourtmay‘liftthecorporateveil’andsubjecttheshareholders____personalliability.

bycontrast,apartnershipisabusinessassociationwhich,strictlyspeaking,isnotconsideredtobealegalentity,but,rather,merelyanassociation____owners.however,inordertoavoidimpracticalresults,suchasthepartnershipbeingprecluded_____owningproperty____itsownname,certainrulesofpartnershiplawtreatapartnershipasifitwerealegalentity.nonetheless,partnersarenotinsulated______personalliability,andthepartnershipmayceasetoexist_____achangeinownership,forexample,whenoneofthepartnersdies.

acompanyisformed____theissuanceofacertificateofincorporationbytheappropriategovernmentalauthority.acertificateofincorporationisissued______thefiling_____theconstitutionaldocumentsofthecompany,together____statutoryformsandthepayment____afilingfee.the‘constitution’ofacompanyconsistsoftwodocuments.one,thememorandumofassociation,statestheobjectsofthecompanyandthedetailsofitsauthorizedcapital,otherwiseknown___thenominalcapital.theseconddocument,thearticlesofassociation（bylawsinus）,containsprovisions____theinternalmanagementofthecompany,forexample,shareholders,oragms,andextraordinary（orspecial）generalmeetings,the__boardofdirectors,__________corporatecontractsandloans.

thedutiesowedbydirectors____acompanycanbeclassified_____twogroups.thefirstisa_____（注意义务）andthesecondisa______（忠实义务）.thefirstdutyrequiresthatthedirectorsmustexercisethecareofanordinarilyprudentanddiligentperson____therelevantcircumstances.theseconddutystems_____

thepositionoftrustandresponsibilityentrusted_____directors.thisdutyhasmanyaspects,but,broadlyspeaking,adirectormustact_____（in）thebestinterestsofthecompanyandnot_______（for）anycollateralpurpose.however,thecourtsaregenerallyreluctanttointerfere,providedtherelevantactoromissioninvolvesnofraud,illegalityorconflict____interest.

finally,acompany’sstateofhealthisreflected____itsaccounts,includingitsbalancesheetandprofit-and-lossaccount.healthyprofitsmightlead_____bonusorcapitalizationissue___theshareholders.ontheotherhand,continuouslossesmayresult_____insolvencyandthecompanygoing_____liquidation.

exerciseiiithefollowingtextiscontractform,whichisoftenusedbylawyersattheformationstageofascontract.readthetextmorecarefully.whatkindofagreementisit?

whattypesofclausesare2b,3,5and6?

findtheverbs,italicizedinthetext,andexplaintheseverbsinthecontext.

non-competitionagreementofshareholderofsellerinconnetctionwithsaleofassets

covenantnottocompete

thiscovenantnottocompete（this‘covenant’）,datedasof__,2011,ismadeandenteredintobyandbetweenxx（‘shareholder’）andyy,acorporation（‘purchaser’）,withreferencetothefollowingfacts:

a________,________corporation（‘seller’）,andpurchaserarepartiestothatcertainassetpurchaseagreement,datedasof___,201