CRIME OF PASSION
the name given to a crime that is committed under circumstances that involves the compelling emotion of the perpetrator.
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the name given to a crime that is committed under circumstances that involves the compelling emotion of the perpetrator.
the interest that applies to all of the parties that embarking upon or engaged in a common enterprise.
a term that is used to describe the person who commits a criminal act.
the term given to an emotional depression that has been caused by an external situation and will go away when the situation is cleared up.
term applied to a person’s mental ability and choosing right from wrong and having the ability to express themselves.
the term that is given to the prison or a reformatory.
a term that is applied to a public right of way.
the term that is given to the verdict where all of the jurors have agreed.
the written agreement where both parties will agree to do certain actions.
the name that si given to an agent of the Internal Revenue Service whose duties are to enforce the IRS code.
a trial where the rights of the defendant is safeguarded by an impartial judge and jury deciding the matter.
the term given to the money a person spends to defray the expenses of carrying out his usual duties of his job.
a phrase that means to be instead of.
a term that is applied the good judgement and decision of a court or of a judge.
an exemption from arrest given to diplomats of foreign nations that are serving in the US.
the term for an agreement or a covenant by the property owner to hold the property fore a relative.
an agreement to how the assets of an estate will be distributed without the family going to court for a decision.
the phrase used when the license to practice is taken away from an attorney.
the action that takes place in a juvenile court when a child is placed under the court’s jurisdiction.
a writ or a formal document where a second trial on the same issue was held before the same jury due to mistake of the court.
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