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the act of public officers where they lure a suspected criminal into doing a criminal act.
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the act of public officers where they lure a suspected criminal into doing a criminal act.
the conclusion that is reached by a court after considering all of the presented facts in a case. It is also a statement of the law by a court.
the occupying of a property not by ownership but with the arrangement and the consent of the owner.
This term applies to a person who has joined with other people in defending a legal action.
See petit jury.
the term that is given to the captain of a ship or the chief commanding officer of a ship.
These are the circumstances that exist when the conduct of an executor and administration of an estate is unwise and reckless.
This term is given to trespass that is pardoned and does away with a law suit.
the term that is given to the estate that remains after all debts have been paid.
See Amendments to the Constitution.
See tenancy in common.
the act of standing by and not giving out any information that is important to resolve a legal issue.
See triors.
1. An unlawful search conducted with no legal authority. 2. A search that is harsh and intense that violates rights of the person being investigated.
term that denotes that there is an agreement between 2 or more parties about the terms of a contract.
a Latin phrase for the allegation by a plaintiff that the defendant has assumed an obligation and has not paid.
See sudden emergency doctrine.
These are the fact or the fact ts that tend to lessen the severity of the penalty for a crime.
This term applies to an heir who will inherit an estate resulting from an agreement with the decedent.
the name given to a court action that will establish the paternity of a child born out of wedlock. See bastardy proceeding; filiations proceeding.