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PARTIAL PROBATE

a term that is used when a will is filed that contains parts that are not valid.

EMPHASIZING FACTS

This means to take certain parts of evidence and stress the importance of them to the jury.

ITINERANT VENDOR

the name given to a seller who travels from place to place to sell his wares.

ABEYANCE IN

Being in expectation. An estate will be in abeyance when there is no one to claim it. The law does anticipate that the heir will be found and the estate will ne

TRIAL TERM

the term applied to the part of a court’s work that is concerned with jury trials.

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

federal agency that is headed by a person called the comptroller general who is responsible for auditing and accounting for the funds of the US government.

STEPFATHER

the term that is given to a husband of a mother who already had children.

REARRAIGNMENT

the term that is used when an accused person is brought back to court after amendments have been to the charges.

VINDICATION

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

REFUNDS

These are the repayments that are made to a person who has overpaid an obligation such as tax or duty on products.

BODY EXECUTION

This occurs when an accused is confined to jail or the person is arrested to the satisfaction of the judgement against him.

DIRECT CAUSE

the phrase that describes the immediate cause of an accident or an injury.

INTERSTATE LAW

This si the name given to the principles and rules that need to be considered in suits that are between people from different countries.

BOOTLEGGING

The illegal sales of intoxicating liquor or of stolen merchandise.

NATIONAL DEFENCE

the term given to the federal agencies that secure the country against being attacked by its enemies.

ARBITRARY POWER

The authority to act in any manner that a person sees fit to do. TLD Example: Laws place constraints on a person’s arbitrary power to do as he or she wishes without

EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES

This term applies to the questioning and interrogation of a witness where the witness is under oath in court.

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