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SENILE

a term that applies to a decline in a person’s mental faculties that is often occasioned by old age.

DETECTOR

a device that triggered electronically to hear sound waves.

PARANOIA

the name that is given to the form of mental illness that is characterised by hallucinations, delusions and feeling of being persecuted.

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA)

the federal intelligence agency whose function is to conduct all intelligence activities and to obtain any information that is essential to the security of the United States.

NATURAL DAUGHTER

term used to describe a female child from natural and not adopted parents.

PRETRIAL DETAINEE

the term applied to the defendant who is held prior to their trial on criminal charges because no bail is posted or is denied a pre-trial release.

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

a federal law that provides for establishing universal state and federal insurance benefits, unemployed insurance and other benefits for its citizens.

HATCH ACT

A law that prohibits a person employed in an executive government position from engaging in campaigns to elect candidates for public office.

PRIVY TOKEN

the name that si given to a false or forged document.

EMBRYO HUMAN

the term given to a human embryo from conception to 8 weeks of gestation.

SCHIZOPHRENIA

a form of mental illness where a person withdraws from reality and most often occurs in adolescents and young adults.

CONNALLY ACT

federal law that aids states by limiting the amount of oil that can be produced from certain fields.

OPENING CASE

the name that is given to the opening statement for a new case or when new evidence comes to hand.

GIFT IN TRUST

a term used that describes a gift of property that comes without the title. This means that the person can’t sell or hand the property on.

GOOD REPUTE

This term is given to a person with a good reputation and known to honest, true and forthright.

TAX COURT

the name of a federal court of law that deals with tax disputes.

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