DISCRETIONARY DAMAGES
These are the damages that have been awarded by a jury that is impartial and after it has deliberated the case.
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These are the damages that have been awarded by a jury that is impartial and after it has deliberated the case.
the term given to disorder that has arisen from an accident where the symptoms will last for a long period of time.
the measure and the extent of evidence in a case and is the major factor in determining guilty or not guilty.
the substance that contains all of our genetic material and is found in all living cells.
the term given to an emotional depression that has been caused by an external situation and will go away when the situation is cleared up.
the name of the debt where the person who owes the money to the creditor has deceived him by defrauding him.
the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid.
used to describe a person who has acted irrationally due to lacking awareness of a reasonable action.
This term applies to real evidence that doesn’t depend on a testimony as it can be seen by the jury and the court.
This term is used to mean to find or make a discovery, find a criminal and to bring out any facts that have been hidden.
a term with the transfer of authority from one person to another person.
the term given to people or a company that occupies its premises and to conduct business during proceedings of bankruptcy.
a device that triggered electronically to hear sound waves.
This means that a person is trained and prepared to perform tasks or to fulfil an office.
This phrase describes and act that is planned and has been considered before being carried out.
This term is used when a person refuse to obey an order from the court, shows contempt toward a court or an official of the court.
the term that applies to the freeing of a property from its lien.
the term that is used in order to deprive a person of their citizenship.
These are damages that will not compensate for the loss because the loss cannot be measured in monetary terms.
when a case has been dismissed without a judgement.
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