He denies murder on the grounds of provocation.

他以受到了挑衅为理由而否认谋杀。

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It was held in a huge tent on the grounds of a famous house called Astor Courts overlooking the Hudson River.

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This is exactly--these are the grounds on which this new school-- one of the ways in which they argue otherwise.

新学派会有一些材料,会引起一些争论

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You know of course that this is absolutely crucial to the study of the law to this day: what are the grounds for understanding the meaning of the Constitution, for example?

你们当然知道,今天这些问题对于法学研究很关键：,比如，理解宪法的,根据是什么？

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He is said to be buried in the grounds of the 12th-century Down Cathedral.

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One of the executives had buried critical bank documents on the grounds of a ranch she owned.

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He appealed against his conviction on the grounds of an unreasonable verdict and a prejudiced outcome.

BBC: Michael Calvert