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Most Popular Legal Definitions
insanity
A disorder which impairs the human mind and prevents distinguishing between
right and wrong.
rape
The act of having non-consensual sex with a woman.
counterclaim
a defendant's claim against a plaintiff
general deterrence
A sentencing objective which aims to discourage persons other than the offender
from committing a similar offense. For example, harsh sentencing for being in
possession of a firearm along with crack cocaine is meant to be a general
deterrence towards the violent crime associated with distributing crack cocaine.
fourteenth amendment
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution as a part
of the Civil War amendments designed to give full civil and legal rights to
slaves, incorporated the Bill of Rights into state law, created the due process
clause, and is known as the greatest expansion of individual rights since the
Bill of Rights
overrule
1) providing a decision on a case that is in
opposition to previous decisions 2) reject an opposition in a court proceeding
3) to nullify or make void
unlawful assembly
The act of assembling for the purpose of starting a riot or breaching the
peace.
sexual harassment
A term used in human rights legislation and
referring primarily to harassment in employment situations, related to sex or
gender, which detrimentally affects the working environment.
set
To schedule, as to "set a case for trial."
cross examination
in trials, each party calls witnesses; ask questions of the other party's
witness(es) allowing considerably more latitude then when you question your own
witnesses (called an 'examination-in-chief