| 单词 | to draw a bright line |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto draw a bright line 2. Chiefly U.S. A clear distinction or boundary. Frequently in to draw a bright line and variants. Often used in legal contexts; cf. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [noun] > a difference or distinction shedc950 diversityc1340 differencea1382 differencea1393 severance1422 distinction1435 discretivec1487 differing1528 unlikeness1561 distinguishment1592 fork1639 discrimen1644 misresemblancea1693 bright line1842 1842 Provinc. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 8 Jan. 302/2 I should therefore hope, that the practitioner..will forbear violating that bright line of demarcation which separates us from the mercenaries of the world. 1894 E. Wambaugh Stud. Cases (ed. 2) ix. 102 At present it is difficult, perhaps impossible, to draw a bright line dividing local questions from general questions. 1999 G. Baumann Multicultural Riddle ix. 118 Where there is no bright line between two outdated extremes, there usually gapes a gray border zone patrolled by the culture police. 2018 Columbia Law Rev. 118 1433 The Act..apportioned jurisdiction among the state and federal governments by drawing a ‘bright line’ between wholesale and retail electricity sales. < as lemmas |
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