PRIVILEGE AGAINST ARREST
an exemption from arrest given to diplomats of foreign nations that are serving in the US.
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an exemption from arrest given to diplomats of foreign nations that are serving in the US.
the term given to the explanation in a statute of confusing or an ambiguous provision in an earlier statute.
the practice in a case or a question of law that is referred to by a lower court to a higher court to make a decision.
a term that is a popular expression for an attorney who is sly and crafty in his practicing of the law.
the name that is used to describe a non-profit corporation.
the term applied to a law suit that will annul a marriage. Also known a nullity suit.
a rule that orders a party to show why he has not carried out certain acts or why they should not be carried out.
This phrase relates to a suspended sentence that has no conditions or terms attached by the court.
a tax that is not levied on the value of property but on another consideration.
a rule in some states where the death penalty is used that at least 2 or more witnesses need to testify to a persons guilt.
a clause found in a public contract with a private contractor where he is not allowed to discriminate when hiring employees.
a sentence that is for a non-specified period of time and will state fro not less than and not more than.
This term applies to an apartment where the tenant has interest in owning the building and he has a lease that entitles him to occupancy of his apartment.
a term that si given to a person who is one of a group who has committed an offense.
term that applies to bodies of water that a ship is unable to pas through.
the term given to the buy and sell orders that make a wash sale.
An opinion that is given by another authority that is in agreeance and upholds the opinion of the first authority.
a term that is used to describe the person who commits a criminal act.
an expression used by the plaintiff claiming he has given money to the defendant who should return it.
The term that is used to describe an application to a judge that a verdict be rendered.