LAW OF EVIDENCE
the term that is given to the total of the principles and rules that govern the presentation of evidence in a legal matter.
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the term that is given to the total of the principles and rules that govern the presentation of evidence in a legal matter.
the motive that is hidden or concealed with the intention of being kept secret.
the term that si given to a bystander, a disinterested party and one not involved in a law suit.
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 the child of a wife or husband from a previous marriage.
This term applies to a child who is born to parents who are not married to each other. See bastard; illegitimate child.
a Latin phrase that means a claim has arisen from the breaking of a law.
a contract where no payments will be made. See nudum pactum.
the calculation of a future earning of a person who has died and is used by a jury to award damages to the heirs.
These are the fact or the fact ts that tend to lessen the severity of the penalty for a crime.
a federal law that assumes jurisdiction over any crimes committed against a national or federal bank.
This term applies to the fair and equitable lien for a going concern that serves as a temporary security.
a contract where its validity will depend on fulfilling certain conditions.
A term that is used to describe a person who steals cattle.
This term is applied when the evidence presented disproves or is contrary to the testimony of a witness.
this is the term applied to a nuisance that cannot be removed and damage that will continue indefinitely.
a term that is used for the court order that is used to enforce a privilege.
a writ or court order that has not been issued to conform to laws already established.
1. To seek or to plead, to entreat and ask. 2. To lure or tempt a person.
a term used for the contractual obligation that is imposed on a person legally but without the person’s consent.
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