Three Features of a Kangaroo Court
Court proceedings that lack the due process protections people associate with courts of law have earned the name “kangaroo court.” The term has been in use since at least the 19th century,
Your Free Online Legal Dictionary • Featuring Black’s Law Dictionary, 2nd Ed.
Court proceedings that lack the due process protections people associate with courts of law have earned the name “kangaroo court.” The term has been in use since at least the 19th century,
a phrase that means to be accidentally killed but not during the committing of an act this is unlawful.
a clause found in leases that binds the lessee to keep the premises in a good condition.
federal offense when a person is taken forcibly from one state to another or to a different country.
a term used to apply to a crime that is carried out intentionally and with a full awareness.
the name that is given to an unauthorised court that is set up without legal power and authority that takes the law into its own hands.
the term that means to maintain public order and to prevent violence and other unlawful behaviour.
term used to describe a thing that is recognised, like a well known person, a fact that is understood or a thing that is familiar.
the name given to the people who are recognised with the right to inherit.
a term meaning to hold, to maintain, to support, to retain in possession and to take care of.
term that describes writing a cheque from another bank to cover a cheque that is overdrawn.
Software named after the Muppet frog character in the children’s educational program, Sesame Street. Controls data exchanges between PCs and mainframe computers. It is an asynchronous file-transfer protocol, largely replaced by internet
Typically employed in managerial or supervisory level employee training. Determining the level of performance required, time taken, quality of outcome, and total job or project quality by the study of a set
Parents usually dip into retirement monies to offset extra bills when an adult child returns home unable to live because the expense is too great.
Expressed in kilograms of force as a ratio of applied force. Penetration depth is measured in millimeters. Material hardness test of impact depth, not area. A pointed rhombohedral diamond is a highly
Computer operating system nucleus. Manages core operations and hardware resources allocation. Also refer to shell.
Alternative to a private branch exchange (PBX) phone system, smaller, cheaper, but less flexible. Allows a caller to directly select outgoing lines, incoming calls, or use intercom and conference facilities via several
Cancelling an investment transaction prior to the system receiving its posting.
A copyright, patent, other documentation that generates income as intellectual capital. See, e.g., How to Get a Copyright: A Step-By-Step Guide
Spatial adjusting between certain characters along a text line. Natural shape and slope improve character appearance. Letter combinations like WA and VA look awkward and slow smooth eye flow along a text