传票送达后,被告有权在一定期限内对原告的申请提出答辨。
“a certin period of time(一定期限内)”是不确切的时间,是模糊表达。
Whoever conceals, destroys or unlawfully opens another person’s letter, thereby infringing upon the citizen’s right to freedom of correspondence, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than one year or criminal detention.
隐匿、毁弃或者非法开拆他人信件,侵犯公民通信自由权利,情节严重的,处一年以下有期徒刑或者拘役。
“serious(严重的)”严重到什么程度,没有说明,也无法说明,这里用的是模糊表达法。由此可见,在法律英语中是可以使用模糊词语的,只不过这种使用是有条件的、有限制的,那么究竟在什么条件下可以使用模糊词语呢?一般说来以下几种情况常使用模糊词语。
1.1 在立法上为了更准确地表述法律,最大限度地打击犯罪。
例如:
Whoever commits arson, breaches a dike, causes explosion, spreads poison or uses other dangerous means to sabotage any factory, mine, oilfield, harbour, river, water source, warehouse, house, forest, farm, threashing, grounds, pasture, key pipeline, public building or any other public or private property, thereby endangering public security but causing no serious consequences, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years.
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