常用商事法律英语词汇手册 - Common Vocabulary in Commercial L(3)

用法 see delegate

语源

sign = mark (as-= to)

联想

signature, consign, signal, design

assume verb

■take or begin to have (power or responsibility)

Licensee shall assume all costs and responsibilities associated with, all laws, regulations, ordinances and standards relating to or pertaining to the manufacture.

Licensee assumes full responsibility for all liability, claims, demands, expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) and damages, including claims for defective products as well as damages to property or injury to persons arising out of or otherwise in relation to the manufacture, sale or use of the Licensed Products

语源

sume = take (as-= to)

联想

consume, consumer, resume, presume

attribute verb

■(attribute something to)regard something as being caused by

He attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director 派生 attributable

Except that such issue of the hazardous or unsafe condition can not be attributable to Supplier.

In the event that the delayed delivery is attributable to the cause of the Supplier,

语源

tribut = pay, bestow (at-= to)

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联想

contribute, distribute, distribution

authenticate verb

■establish the authenticity of; prove genuine

Any demand for payment must contain your directors? signature which must be authenticated by your bankers or by a notary public.

authorise verb

■[with obj.]give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent) If either an agent knows that he is authorized to do is illegal.

用法

比较entrust和appoint

避免歧义，Entrust 委托，信托；appoint 委托，指定

语源

auth = increase

联想

authority, authoritative, authentic, authenticity

B

back verb

■(usu. passive) support

To the extent that the parties have agreed that payment is to be backed by a bank guarantee

bona fide adv.

■good faith

You and/or your agents, acting bona fide and in accordance with your normal policy or practice, shall be entitled to honour drafts drawn under any letter of credit opened

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by you.

A subsequent bona fide change of intention, e.g. a decision no longer to maintain a controlling shareholding, would not be viewed as a breach of the original statement of intention.

burdensome adj.

■causing problem, or additional work

A right to non-monetary performance may be assigned only if the assignment does not render the obligation significantly more burdensome.

business noun

■an organization such as a company, shop, or factory that products or sells goods or provides a service

The global economy has given businesses broader access than ever before to markets all over the world.

Does big business have more control over our everyday lives than our elected government?

C

capacity noun

■The position in which one functions; role

Party B shall be employed in the capacity of General Manager.

语源

cap = take (-actiy 名词后缀)

联想

capable, capture, captious, caption

certify verb

■attest or confirm in a formal statement; state that something is correct or true,

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especially after some kind of test.

We hereby certify that the above true copy of resolutions passed by the Board of Directors of the company.

Company shall certify compliance with such applicable laws and regulations, and provide such evidence of compliance.

The accounts were certified by an auditor.

语源

cert = sure (-ify = make)

联想

certain, certainty, certificate

用法

compared with approve & ratify

There are a number of ways to show your support for something. The most general way is to approve it, a term that covers everything from simple, technical agreement (to approve the plan) to enthusiastic support. Certify and ratify imply that approval is not only official but that it makes something legal. Certify implies conformity with certain standards .Ratify is usually confined to only the most official and authoritative settings.

charge verb

■hold financially liable; demand payment from

Buyer will charge the Company with any associated costs.

Buyer may also charge to Supplier all direct and indirect costs incurred by Buyer as a result of any nonconforming Products whether or not Buyer rejects such Products.

The restaurant charged us 30 USD for the wine. noun

■a price asked for goods or services

There is a 50 pence booking charge for a ticket.

■the position of having control or responsibility for a group of people or activity He asked to speak to the person in charge.

搭配 at no charge

Licensee agrees to make available at no charge such additional samples of each Licensed Product.

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free of charge

Your order will be sent free of charge.

in charge of

The officer is in charge of the investigation.

claim verb

■[with obj.]formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something)

If he fails to take such measures, the party in breach may claim a reduction in the damages in the amount by which the loss should have been mitigated noun

■an assertion of the truth of something, typically one which is disputed or in doubt

■a demand for something(as money)due or believed to e due; a paper embodying such a demand

Filing a claim with the court.

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