| 单词 | bench-made |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbench-made bench-made adj. (a) (U.S. Law) (of law) determined or formed by the decisions or other actions of a judge or judges, rather than by the deliberate action of legislators; = judge-made adj. at judge n. Compounds 2; (b) (esp. of shoes) individually produced and finished. ΘΚΠ society > law > branch of the law > [adjective] > constituted by judgements judge-made1813 bench-made1833 1833 Globe 6 Apr. 6/1 So long as the..system of common, statute and bench-made law..shall find favor in our land, lawyers will be the oracles of truth, wisdom, and justice. 1882 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 27 Sept. 12/4 (advt.) Fine, hand-sewed..regular bench-made goods. 1969 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 9 Feb. a7/5 The Brown ruling was bench-made law. 1975 Countryman Autumn 19 (advt.) Tricker's Bench Made waterproof and Country Shoes are prized by people who appreciate traditional craftsmanship in natural materials. 2013 Wall St. Jrnl. 29 June d2/3 Mr. Godley's uniform consists of bench-made English shoes, a spread-collar shirt under a sport coat and, of course, a tie. < as lemmas |
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