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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.

ULTERIOR MOTIVE

the motive that is hidden or concealed with the intention of being kept secret.

THIRD PERSON

the term that si given to a bystander, a disinterested party and one not involved in a law suit.

SELF-PRESERVATION

a term that is used for a person’s basic instinct of survival and protecting their own health, body and life.

STEPCHILD

the name that is given to the child of a wife or husband from a previous marriage.

BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK

This term applies to a child who is born to parents who are not married to each other. See bastard; illegitimate child.

EX TURPI CAUSA

a Latin phrase that means a claim has arisen from the breaking of a law.

NUDE CONTRACT

a contract where no payments will be made. See nudum pactum.

SAFE INVESTMENT RULE

the calculation of a future earning of a person who has died and is used by a jury to award damages to the heirs.

EXTENUATION

These are the fact or the fact ts that tend to lessen the severity of the penalty for a crime.

BANK ROBBERY ACT

a federal law that assumes jurisdiction over any crimes committed against a national or federal bank.

FLOATING SECURITY

This term applies to the fair and equitable lien for a going concern that serves as a temporary security.

RUSTLER

A term that is used to describe a person who steals cattle.

CONTRADICTION OF WITNESS

This term is applied when the evidence presented disproves or is contrary to the testimony of a witness.

PERMANENT NUISANCE

this is the term applied to a nuisance that cannot be removed and damage that will continue indefinitely.

PRIVILEGE WRIT OF

a term that is used for the court order that is used to enforce a privilege.

PROCESS IRREGULAR

a writ or court order that has not been issued to conform to laws already established.

SOLICIT

1. To seek or to plead, to entreat and ask. 2. To lure or tempt a person.

IRRECUSABLE

a term used for the contractual obligation that is imposed on a person legally but without the person’s consent.

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