Category: H

a phrase with the same meaning as the heir and is recognised by the law.

This term applies to the blameless killing of a person, such as in self-defense.

The instruction given to a jury that urges it to weight all of the evidence to determine its validity.

a slang term meaning to cheat or to swindle.

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 describes the piece of membrane that covers the entrance to the vagina that is found in virgins. See maidenhead.

the term used when a person hides another person wanted by the law.

a term that denotes “no responsibility” where a person is excused form obligation and liability.

This a Latin phrase to do with inheriting an estate as written in a will and testament of the person who has died.

This means to preside over an open court.

A term used to describe property held by a person who is not the owner but who is a trustee or an agent. TLD Example: The parties to the contract agreed to

This term applies to an act that is carried out with no regard to the safety and welfare of other people.

This applies to the reporting of physicians to the appropriate authorities about drug users and addicts.

This term gives the right of self-government that is granted to a body within a states borders.

These are the laws that forbid a person a person from laving the scene of an accident.

an adverb that refers to a phrase, sentence, page, clause or paragraph in a document.

These are the items found in a home that are permanent in nature.

the term used when a person has been disgraced, belittled or made to look foolish.