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1、A mensa et thoro——法定分居　A mensa et thoro is a Latin term meaning from table and bed which became used in English as from bed and board.　 　A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife. Neither spouse has the right to remarry where there is a divorce a mensa et thoro; only parties who have been awarded a divorce a vinculo matrimonii, the more common type of divorce, can do so.　【注】 即一种不解散婚姻关系的离婚。处于此种状态的配偶均不得再婚。　2、A vinculo matrimonii——解除婚姻、离婚　literally from the bond of marriage. Such a divorce generally enables the parties to marry again.　【注】 意为“解除婚姻关系”。　3、Ab initio——自始无效　 　[Latin, From the beginning; from the first act; from the inception.]。An agreement is said to be “void ab initio（自始无效）” if it has at no time had any legal validity. The illegality of the conduct or the revelation of the real facts makes the entire situation illegal ab initio (from the beginning), not just from the time the wrongful behavior occurs.　【注】 形容事件由开始时的状态，例如合约从开始便已经无效，称为“The contract was void ab initio”。　 　『笺』 “自始无效（void ab initio）是一项合同法律关系中广泛运用的制度，它的意义在于，一旦某个合同或某项合同条款因违反法律或公共秩序而被宣告无效，那么宣告无效的效力将 上溯到合同签订的那一刻起，即合同自始都是无效的。如果合同已部分履行，那么被宣告自始无效的合同的已履行部分将被恢复原状，回到合同履行前的状态。自始 无效是一项古老的法律制度，它对于保护无效合同中善意当事人一方的利益具有极其现实的意义。　一般而言，合同的无效都是指自始无效。合同的无效 要和合同的“撤销”区别开来，“撤销”指的是合同自撤销一刻起丧失效力，而“无效”则是自始无效，经撤销的合同在撤销前的履行行为依然有效。在英美法系国 家，不论在以判例形式出现的普遍法中，还是以制定法形式出现的成文法中，也都贯穿着“自始无效”的原则。　4、Aberemurder——故意杀人犯　 　obsolete：An apparent, plain, or downright murder. It was used to distinguish a wilful murder, from a chance-medley, or manslaughter. （Source: Bouviers Law Dictionary 1856 Edition）　【注】 它通常指别于过失杀人、无过失杀人。　5、Abet——教唆、唆使、煽动　 　①To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on. ②To urge, encourage, or help (a person): abetted the thief in robbing the bank.　This word is usually applied to aiding in the commission of a crime. The word abet is most commonly used as part of the comprehensive phrase aid and abet.　【注】