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MALCONDUCT

term that means misconduct, the maladministration, dishonest behaviour.

MILITARY JURISDICTION

The authority of military law. 1. When the US is at peace or war. 2. When the US is engaged in war outside its boundaries. 3. Rebellion in the US. 4. When

MENTAL DEFECT

the term that is used to describe a cerebral deficiency or an inadequacy of thought processes.

MONEY JUDGMENT

a term referring to a judgement that orders the payment of money that is owed.

MORAL EVIDENCE

the name that is given to the evidence that supports the facts and the truth.

MATERIAL FRAUD

the term that is applied to tricking a person to enter a contract or agreement that without trickery they wouldn’t have considered.

MALPRACTICE MEDICAL

the term to describe the improper or poor performance of a physician, dentist and other medical professionals.

MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE

the name that si given to the branch of medicine concerning the questions of law; medicolegal matters.

MENTAL COMPETENCE

term applied to a person’s mental ability and choosing right from wrong and having the ability to express themselves.

MINING CLAIM

the term given to a claim for the appropriation of public land where mineral exist and is mined within the law.

MORTUUS EXITUS NON EST EXITUS

a Latin phrase that means a child who is born dead is not considered legal issue and does not have the usual rights of offspring.

MORAL FRAUD

the term given to the deceit that is involved in a wrong of m oral nature.

MEMORANDUM ARTICLES

The term given to the goods and cargo that is covered by insurance during a voyage of a ship.

MUTUALITY OF ESTOPPEL

the term applied to an agreement where the parties are not bound unless both parties are bound.

MOST FAVORED NATION CLAUSE

A clause between nations where the countries agree to treat each other the same as the countries that treat them the best.

MANDATORY STATUTE

a term given to s a law that will demand compliance and will leave nothing to discretion.

MATERIAL WITNESS

the name that is given to the witness who can give information no one else can and is important to the case of the prosecution.

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