Hit and Run
When a motorist involved in an accident flees the scene.
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When a motorist involved in an accident flees the scene.
This term is the same as accidental homicide.
a term that denotes “no responsibility” where a person is excused form obligation and liability.
a phrase with the same meaning as the heir and is recognised by the law.
These are the laws that protect homosexual people against discriminatory acts of legislation.
the term that describes taking an organ from one person and giving it to another person.
This term applies to an act that is carried out with no regard to the safety and welfare of other people.
This phrase applies to a person who aids or hides a foreigner in the US who has not got a legal right to be in the country.
This term applies to stealing something while it in transit, including planes, cars, trucks and merchandise in them.
a term given to a book that is for the purpose of teaching a subject’s fundamentals.
an adverb that refers to a phrase, sentence, page, clause or paragraph in a document.
This term applies to the laws that govern descent and inheritance.
the name given to a clause in a deed that describes the estate that is to be granted.
a common phrase found in wills that means all of the property of the person who has made the will.
This term applies to a corporation that buys a large plot of land and improves it for houses.
The term given to an agreement between management and labor.
This a Latin phrase to do with inheriting an estate as written in a will and testament of the person who has died.
This term applies to the blameless killing of a person, such as in self-defense.
the name given to the federal agency that deals with housing.
a deceitful act where only part of the truth is told where all of the truth will lead to a different conclusion.
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