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IMPROPER INFLUENCE

This means to bring undue pressure upon a person to try to get them to do something that they wouldn’t normally do.

NOTICE IN PAIS

the term that is given to the notice in a record that is not in writing.

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

This gives people the right to practice the religion of their own choosing granted by the US Constitution.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

a guarantee of the 1st and 14th amendment giving people the right o speak without any restriction from the government.

TRIED

the term that means having had a trial heard by a court.

SECONDHAND EVIDENCE

This term is used for hearsay evidence that a person has learned from another person and has not seen or heard themselves.

COUNTERCLAIM

the term that is given to the claim or cause of action against the plaintiff by the defendant.

CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

A term in medical jurisprudence where an accuser’s mental capacity to understand the charges against him and may have no knowledge of the crime.

VOLUNTARY PAYMENT

1. To willingly pay a debt. 2. Paying an illegal demand such as a bribe when it is asked for.

PRIVILEGED INFORMATION

the term that is given to certain information that is only given to some people and not to other people.

HOMOSEXUAL

This term applies to a person who is attracted to people of the same sex.

PERCENTAGE COMPENSATION

the term that applies to money paid to a trustee based on profits earned by business administrators.

IMMATERIAL FACTS

These are facts that are not relevant or essential to the issues that are under consideration.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

These are the methods of the law that apply to the apprehension, trial and punishment of the accused.

IMMATERIAL ISSUE

used to describe an issue that is not important or relevant and can’t influence a trial’s outcome.

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