A desk is a generally wooded piece of furniture and a type of useful table often used in a school or office setting for various academic or professional activities such as reading or writing on or using a computer.
Desks often have one or more drawers, compartments, or pigeon holes to store office supplies and papers. Not all desks have the form of a table. For instance, an armoire desk is a desk built within a large wardrobe-like cabinet, and a portable desk is light enough to be placed on a person's lap. Since many people lean on a desk while using it, a desk must be sturdy. Desks w...
Секретер () е писалище с отделение за заключване на ценности и с подвижна дъска, която се сваля, за да може да се пише. Често горната му част се състои от библиотека, затваряща се с две вратички. Обичайно представлява цялостна, неделима конструкция, непригодена за разглобяване след производство.
Вижте също
* Бюро
Бюро (), известно по-рано и като писалище, е вид мебел с формата на маса, но с добавени чекмеджета и/или полици и служи за писане, четене или работа с компютър. Най-често се среща в офис, но и при домашна обстановка. Исторически бюрата се изработват от дърво, но напоследък се предпочитат по-леки конструкции като метални тръби, стъкло, имитация на дърво.
The Law of the Twelve Tables ( or Duodecim Tabulae) was the ancient legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law. The Law of the Twelve Tables formed the centrepiece of the constitution of the Roman Republic and the core of the mos maiorum (custom of the ancestors).
The Twelve Tables came about as a result of the long social struggle between patricians and plebeians. After the expulsion of the last king of Rome, Tarquinius Superbus, the Republic was governed by a hierarchy of magistrates. Initially only patricians were eligible to become magistrates and this, among other plebeia...
A number of Latin terms are used in legal terminology and legal maxims. This is a partial list of these "legal Latin" terms, which are wholly or substantially drawn from Latin.
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| a fortiori
|from stronger
|An a fortiori argument is an "argument from a stronger reason", meaning that because one fact is true, that a second related and included fact must also be true.
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|a mensa et thoro
|from table and bed
|Divorce a mensa et thoro indicates legal separation without...
