| 单词 | in contemplation of law |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin contemplation of law P3. In various phrases in legal contexts, as in contemplation of law, within the contemplation of the law, in legal contemplation, etc., with the sense ‘as regards the law’, ‘in the estimation or judgement of the law’. ΚΠ 1674 T. Turner Case Bankers & Creditors sig. B4 Yet in contemplation of Law, the Customers did still actually receive those Customes, and so were chargeable to the Judges. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 129 Life..begins in contemplation of law as soon as an infant is able to stir in the mother's womb. 1824 ‘Declan’ Case Church Ireland (ed. 2) 28 In the contemplation of the law, neither the church nor the parson ever dies; and where there is no demise, there can be no inheritance. 1862 J. W. Smith Man. Common Law 264 Damnum is such a damage..as is capable, in legal contemplation, of being estimated by a jury. 2016 Manila Times (Nexis) 21 Nov. The live-in partner..is considered as a third person and not classified as a relative within the contemplation of the law. < as lemmas |
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