YEAR AND A DAY
1. A period of a jail sentence. 2. In some jurisdictions, a death from wounding to be called murder must occur with one year and a day.3. Time during which a person
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1. A period of a jail sentence. 2. In some jurisdictions, a death from wounding to be called murder must occur with one year and a day.3. Time during which a person
a term that is used for a person’s basic instinct of survival and protecting their own health, body and life.
the name that is given to a beach that is open to the public that is different from a private beach.
This term is applied to the blanket denial that covers all charges.
This means to act as your own insurance carrier like the employer who pays directly employees who are hurt while working.
1. To remove money from a bank. 2. A term in criminal law where a person separates themselves from criminal activity.
This term is applied when the evidence presented disproves or is contrary to the testimony of a witness.
1. Being in a set place at a given time. 2. To bring a motion before a court.
a term given to the power a principal grants to an agent.
1. The eyewitness testimony. 2. Testimony that is seen or heard to take place.
a contract made between a man and a woman before they get married that determines the disposition of any property rights and interests.
a consideration that is used to determine the degree of a sentence.
a term where a capital is committed to make an income from it.
1. A device to detect lies. 2. A machine that copies documents.
This term applies to a child who has been injured as a result of being beaten by a parent.
These are called “shield laws” and are enacted to give journalists and media people the permission to decline to revel confidential information sources.
the clause that denotes the transfer of a title, obligation, right or estate from one person to another person.
a term in an insurance policy that requires proof of the circumstances that surround an accident.
the term given to a claim for the appropriation of public land where mineral exist and is mined within the law.
1. Not being under the influence of an intoxicating beverage. 2. The opposite of drunk. 3. A person who is sensible and sedate.