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What Are Some Consequences Of Plagiarism?

Copying someone else’s work and passing it off as one’s own can come with serious consequences. Some of these are personal, some are professional and some are legal. These consequences can vary

What Is Night Trading

Night trading is the buying and selling of stocks, commodities and currencies during those hours when the stock markets are closed. For example, the NYSE and the NASDAQ are open for day

Reasons You Should Trade Futures

For investors, trading Futures has the opposite appeal from that of buying stocks and bonds. Stocks and bonds are purchased with the intension of holding shares for an indefinite period of time

How to Write a Legal Statement of Fact

A legal statement of fact is a document prepared for use in a variety of legal cases that involve all of the judicial principles. The statement defines a situation and sets down

ADYACENTE

Ubicado cerca; contiguo. La diferencia entre adyacente y contiguo parece ser que el primero implica que los dos objetos no están muy separadas, aunque ellos no llegan a  tocarse en realidad, mientras

How To File A Noise Complaint

Filing a noise complaint is inconvenient (as is the noise), but it may be necessary. If you are being disturbed by a noisy neighbor and have tried to rectify matters yourself, it may

What is a Public Trust Security Clearance?

A Public Trust Security Clearance refers to a status granted to individuals which allows them to gain access to classified information such as state secrets and military classified data. They also may

Best Way to Write a Jury Duty Excuse Letter

Each state has its own guidelines regarding what is a legitimate excuse for jury duty. Federal courts have different guidelines for exemption than state courts. Given these facts, the best way to

What Is Attorney Client Privilege?

The attorney client privilege secures the client from the potential sensitive information being disclosed to other people. The law requires that an attorney does not reveal any communications or letters between him/her

NO CODE

a term that a family or a person can give to a physician not to keep a person alive by artificial means or to resuscitate if death is near.

EQUITY FOLLOWS THE LAW

a saying that equity attempts to follow the law principles even though there are no laws that govern its decisions.

NOL PROSSED

a Latin term that means a case is terminated by the prosecuting attorney during a trial. Also called nolled.

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