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  • Double Jeopardy

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Double Jeopardy Meaning of Double Jeopardy A rule of law that a person shall not be convicted of the same offense more than once. where there has been a final verdict either of acquittal or conviction on […]

  • Attempt

    An endeavour or effort to commit a crime . Mere preparation for or the intention to commit the crime does not constitute attempt. The term indicates that the culprit had actually commenced the transaction which, if uninterrupted, would have proceeded to its completion, and when […]

  • Attempt

    An endeavour or effort to commit a crime . Mere preparation for or the intention to commit the crime does not constitute attempt. The term indicates that the culprit had actually commenced the transaction which, if uninterrupted, would have proceeded to its completion, and when […]

  • Warranty

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Warranty Meaning of Warranty An undertaking to indemnify or make good the party assured against some possible default or defect in the contemplation of the parties. The term is frequently used […]

  • Lien

    A charge upon property of another either real or personal as security for the payment of a debt or performance of a duty in priority to the general debts of the owner . A tie that binds property to a debt or claim for it; satisfaction , as a right to possess and retain […]

  • Lien

    A charge upon property of another either real or personal as security for the payment of a debt or performance of a duty in priority to the general debts of the owner . A tie that binds property to a debt or claim for it; satisfaction , as a right to possess and retain […]

  • Anti-dumping Measures

    Anti-dumping measures in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, anti-dumping measures is: Article VI of the GATT 1994 permits the imposition of anti-dumping duties against dumped goods, if dumping causes material injury to producers of competing products in the importing country. This is known […]

  • Habeas Corpus

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Habeas Corpus (You may find habeas corpus at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). writ requiring a person to be brought before a court, mid-15c., Latin, literally “(you should) have the person,” in phrase habeas […]

  • Discharge

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Discharge Meaning of Discharge n. An instrument by which the binding force of a contract is terminated. In the law of bankruptcy , a discharge is the proceeding by which a bankrupt person is freed from […]

  • Deposition

    Deposition in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of deposition.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Policeman Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading deposition in A Dictionary of […]

  • Brokerage

    Noun agio charge charges commission compensation discount emolument factorage fee recompense remuneration Associated Concepts: agents brokerage business brokerage commissi…

  • Process

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Process Meaning of Process The proceedings in any action or prosecution , real or personal , civil or criminal , from the beginning to the end; strictly, the summons by which one is cited into a court , […]

  • Animal

    Any animate being which is not human, endowed with the power of voluntary motion. Domitae are those which have been tamed by man; domestic. Ferae naturae are those which still retain their wild nature. Mansuetae naturae, those which are tame by nature. …

  • Animal

    Any animate being which is not human, endowed with the power of voluntary motion. Domitae are those which have been tamed by man; domestic. Ferae naturae are those which still retain their wild nature. Mansuetae naturae, those which are tame by nature. …

  • Deferred Sentence

    Translate Deferred Sentence (Exclusive to Battery Charges) from English to SpanishTranslation of Deferred Sentence (Exclusive to Battery Charges), with examples. More http://lawin.org/translate-legal-terms/>about free online translation into Spanish of Pena desviada de v…