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the act of legislature that creates a corporation and sets forth its franchise that defines the organisation of a corporation.
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the act of legislature that creates a corporation and sets forth its franchise that defines the organisation of a corporation.
the term used when a person who has witnessed a felony does not notify the authorities.
the term given to describe the costs involved when prosecuting a suit.
This term applies to a robbery that involves a weapon of some kind.
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.
See Appendix 7.
See law of nature.
the term given to an officer of a company that is able to act for the board of directors.
This means to transfer a criminal from a location back to the location the crime was committed in.
a rule that will affect a person and not the general public. See private law.
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.
a term that is given to a ruling in most democratic governments that one person has one vote.
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.
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.
a term applied to the person who records the deeds who is a public official.
the term that is given to a sentence 3 times the normal sentence for a crime that is given to a habitual criminal.
a situation where the defendant pleads guilty to a minor offense in order to a trial on a major offense.
the term that applies to a settlement that is not equal to the value of the loss.
a plea that is a sham and is devoid of any merit at all.
a shield law that is designed to protect the victims of rape from being asked about their past sexual conduct.
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