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  • Plea

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Plea Meaning of Plea An allegation made by either party in a litigation . A defendant ‘s answer of fact to the plaintiffs allegation. A plea in bar is one that goes to the merits of the case and denies […]

  • Shall

    Ordinarily where a statute uses the word shall its provision is imperative . Escoe v Zerbst, 295 U.S. 490, 55 S. Ct. 818, 79 L. Ed. 1566. But if such an imperative interpretation leads to inconsistencies with the expressed intention or declared purpose of the act, it is then […]

  • Beat

    Any precinct .

  • Local

    Relating to or pertaining to a particular area or place .

  • Local

    Relating to or pertaining to a particular area or place .

  • Foreign

    Belonging to another nation , country or jurisdiction .

  • Overbroad

    A statute is said to be overbroad when its language, given its normal meaning, is so broad that the sanctions prescribed by the statute apply to conduct which the State is not entitled to regulate. See Purcell v Superior Court in and for Maricopa County. 535 P.2d 1299, 111 Ariz. 582.