单词 | common carrier |
释义 | > as lemmascommon carrier common carrier n. (a) a person or company undertaking to transport goods or people as a public service; (b) chiefly North American a company or organization providing public telecommunications services.Used esp. as a legal term in English common law and systems based on this. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > [noun] > conveyor of goods by vehicle carriera1395 common carrier1465 loader1476 conductora1533 procaccio1648 shipper1840 transport-rider1850 freighter1872 1465 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 139 The berer of this lettir is a comon carier. 1642 Declar. Lords & Comm. 31 Dec. 3 The robbing of the common Carriers and Trawnters. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 164 There is also in law an implied contract with..a common carrier or bargemaster, to be answerable for the goods he carries. 1848 N.Y. Herald 19 Jan. Mr. Brooks offered a resolution requesting the Judiciary Committee to enquire into the expediency of declaring magnetic telegraph companies common carriers, subject to the laws regulating common carriers. 1969 Datamation Feb. 116/1 Basically, the commission want views on ‘the proper relationship’ between CATV operators, communication common carriers, and ‘other entities’..who are likely to offer nonbroadcast communications services via CATV. 2004 Utne Reader Aug. 29/1 Like airlines, buses, and public roads, phone companies are considered a ‘common carrier’ and cannot favor one customer or content provider over another. < as lemmas |
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