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corporate

adjective /kɔːr.pər.ət/

公司的；企业的；法人的

Relating to a large company or group of companies; also referring to a legal entity treated as a single person.

The tech giant announced a new corporate strategy to focus on artificial intelligence development.

Corp-or-ate：Corporation（公司）的大厦（-ate）很高。看到 big company 就选 corporate。

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statute

noun /ˈstæt.juːt/

法令；法规；成文法

A written law passed by a legislative body (like Congress or Parliament), as opposed to case law or common law.

The Supreme Court ruled that the new statute violates the constitutional right to free speech.

Stat-ute：Statue（雕像）的腿（-ute）断了，法官敲法槌说：根据 Statute（法令），这是违法的。Statue 和 Statute 长得很像，别搞混！

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arbitration

noun /ˌɑːrbɪˈtreɪʃən/

仲裁；公断

The process of settling a dispute outside of court, where a neutral third party makes a decision that is often final.

The two nations agreed to binding arbitration to resolve their territorial dispute without escalating tensions.

Ar-bi-tra-tion：阿（A）比（bi）特拉（tra）特（tion）是裁判。想象一个裁判在中间，两边的人不用打架，让裁判说了算，这就是仲裁。

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adjudicate

verb /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/

裁决；判决

To make a formal judgment or decision about a dispute or the meaning of something, typically by a judge or official.

The Supreme Court was tasked to adjudicate the constitutionality of the new federal statute.

Ad-ju-di-cate：阿（Ad）舅（ju）迪（di）科（cate）特。阿舅迪科特是个严厉的法官，他负责“裁决”家族财产纠纷。记住“裁决”这个动作。

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1 corporate /kɔːr.pər.ət/

公司的；企业的；法人的

The tech giant announced a new corporate strategy to focus on artificial intelligence development.

2 statute /ˈstæt.juːt/

法令；法规；成文法

The Supreme Court ruled that the new statute violates the constitutional right to free speech.

3 arbitration /ˌɑːrbɪˈtreɪʃən/

仲裁；公断

The two nations agreed to binding arbitration to resolve their territorial dispute without escalating tensions.

4 adjudicate /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/

裁决；判决

The Supreme Court was tasked to adjudicate the constitutionality of the new federal statute.