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CRIME OF PASSION

the name given to a crime that is committed under circumstances that involves the compelling emotion of the perpetrator.

COMMUNITY OF INTEREST

the interest that applies to all of the parties that embarking upon or engaged in a common enterprise.

DEPRESSION REACTIVE

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.

MENTAL COMPETENCE

term applied to a person’s mental ability and choosing right from wrong and having the ability to express themselves.

REVENUE OFFICER

the name that si given to an agent of the Internal Revenue Service whose duties are to enforce the IRS code.

FAIR AND IMPARTIAL TRIAL

a trial where the rights of the defendant is safeguarded by an impartial judge and jury deciding the matter.

OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES

the term given to the money a person spends to defray the expenses of carrying out his usual duties of his job.

STANDING SEISED TO USES

the term for an agreement or a covenant by the property owner to hold the property fore a relative.

FAMILY SETTLEMENT

an agreement to how the assets of an estate will be distributed without the family going to court for a decision.

DELINQUENCY PROCEEDING

the action that takes place in a juvenile court when a child is placed under the court’s jurisdiction.

CERTIFICATE OF ASSIZE

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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