Legal Articles

a verdict that has ruled on each fact at issue rather than in favour of one of the parties. See verdict, general.

a term that applies to the clause or clauses in a law that prescribe the penalties for various violations.

the term given to the killing of a person that is associated with a fit of anger seemingly for a good reason. It is intentional but not planned.

a federal law that provides a person with the right to vote without any conditions or requirements.

verdict that is given in private to a judge after the court has been adjourned. It will be given publicly when the court is in session next.

the term that is applied to a verdict that the jury was entitled to render by law.

a term given to the clauses in laws that prescribe the penalties for violations of the laws.

a malicious action done to annoy or hassle the opponent in a case before court.

a term that is used for a judgement that has no legal force or effect.

a verdict that is in the defendant’s favour on grounds that the plaintiff does not have aright to bring a charge against him.

a term that applies to a willing court appearance.

the term relating to the effectiveness of a law as it relates to the constitution.

tax that is the difference between the cost of an asset and its fair market value. Also known as an ad valorum tax.

a law that can be voided as it is unclear or is lacking a thing hat makes it precise.

verdict where a coroner’s jury cannot decide whether a dead person has died from natural causes or from a criminal act.

the willing statement of a defendant that is free from coercion that admits to some facts attesting to his guilt.

the term applied to the legal adequacy and sufficiency of a will that is being contested.

a verdict that is barred as the same issues have already been settled between the same parties in an earlier suit.

a law that will correct, add to or alter or delete material from a previous law and makes the amended law valid.

The verdict where a defendant is found guilty of some of the charges against him but not of all of then accusations.