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a term for various state statutes that allow the media and the general public to be present during the deliberations of legislative bodies.
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a term for various state statutes that allow the media and the general public to be present during the deliberations of legislative bodies.
a witness who is antagonistic to the party who summoned him to be a witness.
a provision in a contract that will restrict the actions a party can take when the other person fails to fulfil the contract.
the qualified and denial of charges that is accompanied with additional facts that tend to prove the charges wrong.
the term that is applied to the misconduct of a prosecutor who needs to use legitimate ways to obtain a conviction.
This permits the use of public highways for set purposes.
a term used to justify an act where a defendant can show a thing was committed due to a public necessity.
the name given to a clause in a contract that allows the creditor to force the debtor to make the full payment.
the term given to a remedy when the law creates a new liability or a new right.
the person who is the representative of a labour union who hears the worker’s grievances.
the person who acts as the president when the regular one is absent.
This the person who is responsible for damage or an act but who can blame someone else for it.
the name that is used for a person who is guilty of an offense according to law.
a clause that provides for the adjustment of prices for goods and services that according to cost of living changes.
the term given to a restraining order that is issued before all of the rights have been determined.
phrase with the meaning of having the right to future payments.
term that is used for the relative value of a thing in comparison to other things.
the term used for the person who has been accused and is on trial.
term used in a policing where a group of similar looking people are lined up and a witness is asked to select the suspect.
a warning to any person that needs to be said before they are questioned.
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