default n./v.

①未履行债务;违约  （指未能履行法律规定的或合同约定的义务，特别指未能适时偿还债务。）

②(庭审)缺席;未出庭（ 指当事人有义务出庭而未到庭应诉）

③未履行职责（在有关执行职务令[ mandamus ]的法律中，指公职人员未履行法定义务。）

例 These matters include the questions whether: (a) the grantor has to be the same person as the borrower; (b) the security agreement secures all the relevant obligations; (c) the security right is subject to any legal restrictions; (d) there must be a clear payment schedule in the credit; (e) there are any special rights or obligations (such as rights of way or rights of access to a site); (f) there are any special obligations for the preservation of encumbered assets; (g) there are any obligations not to transfer the encumbered asset or create another security right in it; (h) ways in which the grantor and other interested parties could be notified in the case of default and enforcement; (i) there should be a reference to extrajudicial enforcement; and (j) there should be a dispute resolution clause.

【参考译文】这些事项包括下列问题：(a) 设保人是否必须与借款人同为一人；(b)担保协议是否对所有相关的义务实行担 保；(c)担保权是否必须服从任何法律限制；(d)贷款中是否必须有明确的支付时 间表；(e)是否有任何特别权利或义务（例如道路权或场地通行权）；(f)是否有任 何特别义务保全设保资产；(g)是否有任何义务不得转让设保资产或在该资产上 设定另一担保权；(h)在发生违约和强制执行时如何可以通知设保人和其他利益相关方；(i)是否应当提及非司法执行；以及(j)是否应当有关于解决纠纷的条款。

例 To default on a debt is to fail to pay it upon its due date. Default in contract law implies failure to perform a contractual obligation.

【参考译文】 未履行债务就是指没有在债务到期前清偿债务。合同法中的“未履行义务”含有没有履行合同义务的意思。

例  In general, the defendant has 30 days to answer. If the defendant doesn't answer in time, the court can enter a default Judgment.

【参考译文】一般来讲，如果被告有权在30日内作出答辩状。被告人没有按时作岀答辩，则法院可以作岀不履行法庭义务判决。

参考

《元照英美法词典》

《法律英语核心术语：实务基础》（屈文生）

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