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the name that is given to the attorney who is employed to assist a state or a federal attorney general in a prosecution case.

These are the documents that are carried by all ships on the high seas that shows nationality, port of origin, ports of call, cargo and the proof of it complying with navigation

a term that is applied to the happening at the same time or the same instant.

a term where a person sells stocks that are not really owned by the seller where the seller hopes to cover the sale by buying it later at a lower price.

the term that is used to describe the county seat or the capital of a state or the federal government.

a term used when a case is postponed, usually until a matter pending is taken care of.

a term used to determine the future of a property so it will not be impaired or harmed by its current occupant.

the name given to a smaller company than the parent company that si controlled and owned by the parent company.

the term for a homicide that is not associated with malice or any premeditation but is still from a result of causing harm. It is a more serious crime than manslaughter.

This means to temporarily place a juror aside by the prosecuting attorney until the entire panel of jurors has been decided.

a change in the structure of a corporation that will eliminate minority share holders or aim to reduce their power.

the name that is given to a federal agency that regulates and supervises the securities industry.

the literal and narrow interpretation of a contract or document as differs from a liberal interpretation.

the name that is given to the procedure where a surgeon cuts into a person’s body to remove a tumour or to fix a defect.

a statute that contains the words that set forth the true intent and meaning.

the name of an attorney that is retained by the prosecuting lawyer to assist him in trying a case. See special counsel.

a term that is used to describe the evidence that is adequate enough to justify the bringing of a law suit.

a law that is passed by the county or a city legislative body that applies to the area if authority.

This means to serve a summons by way of mailing it to the person’s address that si done when it is impossible to deliver it directly.

the term for the delivery of a summons, writ or subpoena to the opposing party in a law suit.