单词 | optional clause |
释义 | > as lemmasoptional clause optional clause n. Law (a) a clause in a contract requiring one party to pay another, under which one of the parties may choose the time or form of payment (now historical); (b) a clause in an international treaty that is not regarded as mandatory. ΚΠ 1766 Ann. Reg. 1765 Hist. Europe 90/2 No bank..can issue notes after the 15th of May 1766, containing optional clauses: but such optional notes as are then in the circle may freely pass from hand to hand during any after period. 1860 Abridgm. Debates Congr. (U.S.) 1798–1856 XIII. 364/1 The optional clause..[enabled] the holder to fund them at the interest which commanded loans. 1920 Protocol of Signatures in League of Nations Treaty Ser. (1921) VI. 384/2 Optional Clause. 1975 S. G. Checkland Sc. Banking 187 With the ending of the optional clause in 1765, it became necessary to become more flexible in deposit gathering. 2002 Africa News (Nexis) 12 Nov. By Article 36 of the Charter of the ICJ, States are entitled to declare in advance that they accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court, but only in respect of other States that accept such jurisdiction in advance. This is known as the ‘Optional Clause’. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。