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CHARTER

the act of legislature that creates a corporation and sets forth its franchise that defines the organisation of a corporation.

MISPRISION OF FELONY

the term used when a person who has witnessed a felony does not notify the authorities.

HOLDUP

This term applies to a robbery that involves a weapon of some kind.

SERVICE OF NOTICE

the term used for the giving of information to a person who is entitled to receive it. It needs to be carried out according to law.

EXECUTIVE AGENT

the term given to an officer of a company that is able to act for the board of directors.

PRIVATE RULING

a rule that will affect a person and not the general public. See private law.

UNIT RULE

a rule that the majority vote of a delegation to a political convention be recorded as unanimous and give the delegation’s support to one candidate.

ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE RULE

a term that is given to a ruling in most democratic governments that one person has one vote.

DEDICATION BY DEED

This term applies to land that has been put aside for a public use by a deed which states exactly what the property will be used for.

OPEN-END AGREEMENT

a term that is used for a settlement that is made in a worker’s compensation case where payments will continue for as long as the person is no able to work.

REGISTER OF DEEDS

a term applied to the person who records the deeds who is a public official.

TREBLE PENALTY

the term that is given to a sentence 3 times the normal sentence for a crime that is given to a habitual criminal.

SHAM CONVICTION

a situation where the defendant pleads guilty to a minor offense in order to a trial on a major offense.

RAPE SHIELD LAW

a shield law that is designed to protect the victims of rape from being asked about their past sexual conduct.

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