Usage is not the only way to change a name – it can also be accomplished by a court petition. 使用,并非改变姓名的惟一途径 - 也不妨向法院提出申请以改变姓名。
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Usage is not the only way to change a name – it can also be accomplished by a court petition. 使用,并非改变姓名的惟一途径 - 也不妨向法院提出申请以改变姓名。
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The concept of artificial personality having thus been invented in Western law, it came to be applied to a variety of entities both human and non-human. 在西方国家的法律中,法人人格这一概念就这样发明出来了;于是,它逐渐被适用于许多不同的实体 - 人的实体和非人的实体。
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A person in law possesses certain rights and owes certain duties. 在法律上,人享有一定的权利并负担一定的义务。There are two categories of persons: natural and juristic. 人可分为两类:自然人和法人。
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These provisions are laid down in the Income Tax Act of 1964 and in the Net Wealth Tax Act of 1964, respectively. 这些条文分别在《1964年所得税法》和《1964年净财富税法》中作出了规定。
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This type of tax is particularly frequent in developing countries suffering from severe foreign exchange shortages. 这类税收在受外汇紧缺之苦的那些发展中国家中尤为常见。
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The taxation of foreign entities, typically multinational corporations, is somewhat of an exception to the emerging framework of rules governing extraterritorial jurisdiction. 对外国(州)实体(通常是跨国公司)征税,对正在形成的涉及域外管辖的规则框架来说,多少是个例外。
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The payroll tax, used to support the social security system, has grown substantially in recent years and is now the second biggest revenue raiser at about 30%. 用以资助社会保障制度的工资税近些年来大为增加,如今已经成了第二个大税源了 - 约占30%。
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The courts are enforcing acts or rights recognized in the applicable laws, and to that end, they are the vehicle for a form of control on the news industry used by any person or the state, where the laws allow. 法院实施有关法律所承认的行为和权利;为此,在法律许可的范围内,法院乃是任何个人或国家用以对新闻业进行某种形式管理的工具。
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No general formula can tell us what conduct is morally offensive and thus unfair, for a great deal depends on the cultural traditions of the country and the current problems of commercial life; besides, views change. 没有一条通用的公式能告诉我们:什么行为是违反道德的从而也是不正当的,因为事情大部分取决于本国的文化传统和当前商业生活中的问题,何况,观点又在变化。
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The tort of unfair competition is also grounded in the common law of the various states, and may be enforced in the state courts. 不正当竞争的侵权行为法也在各州的共同法中有其基础,因此也可以通过州法院得到贯彻。
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The Factories Act 1961 and the regulations made thereunder provide a detailed code governing the health, safety and welfare of workers in factories. 《1961年工厂法》和据此而制定的规章,作出了有关各厂工人健康、安全和福利的详细规定。
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Labor law, in its broadest sense, is the law that affects working persons by virtue of their employment relationship, a relationship that in the United States is ordinarily with a private employer. 劳动法就其最广泛的意义来说是这样一种法律:它是通过雇佣关系 - 这在美国通常是一种同私人雇主之间的关系 - 而影响劳动者的。
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