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单词 legal fiction
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Definition of legal fiction in English:

legal fiction

noun
  • An assertion that is accepted as true for legal purposes, even though it may be untrue or unproven.

    one must remember that landownership is ultimately simply a legal fiction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This ability is, in reality, a legal fiction, a useful lie the court tells itself.
    • It may have its root, philosophically, in the legal fiction that a corporation is a person.
    • By a legal fiction, U.S. tort law considers a Catholic bishop liable for the criminal acts of his clergy.
    • It is really a legal fiction to say that a defect in the architecture of the courthouse itself caused her mother's death.
    • If you accept the legal fiction of the corporation being a separate person, then taking its property violates its rights.

Definition of legal fiction in US English:

legal fiction

nounˈlēɡəl ˈˌfikSHən
  • An assertion accepted as true, though probably fictitious, to achieve a particular goal in a legal matter.

    法律拟制(指在法律事务中为取得良好效果所拟定的某种虽有可能并无真实依据但仍可被采纳的假设性推断)

    one must remember that landownership is ultimately simply a legal fiction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you accept the legal fiction of the corporation being a separate person, then taking its property violates its rights.
    • It is really a legal fiction to say that a defect in the architecture of the courthouse itself caused her mother's death.
    • This ability is, in reality, a legal fiction, a useful lie the court tells itself.
    • It may have its root, philosophically, in the legal fiction that a corporation is a person.
    • By a legal fiction, U.S. tort law considers a Catholic bishop liable for the criminal acts of his clergy.
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