Criminal Law

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  1. statute
    an act passed by a legislative body
  2. maxim
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  3. supremacy
    power to dominate or defeat
  4. substantive
    having a firm basis in reality and therefore important
  5. procedural
    of or relating to processes
  6. panel
    sheet that forms a distinct section of something
  7. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  8. tort
    a wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
  9. plaintiff
    a person who brings an action in a court of law
  10. defendant
    someone against whom an action is brought in a court of law
  11. discriminatory
    capable of making fine distinctions
  12. authoritatively
    in an authoritative and magisterial manner
  13. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  14. appellate
    relating to challenges to a legal decision
  15. seizure
    the taking possession of something by legal process
  16. incarceration
    the state of being imprisoned
  17. confinement
    the state of being enclosed
  18. espionage
    the systematic use of spies to obtain secrets
  19. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
  20. infraction
    a violation of a law or rule
  21. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  22. actus reus
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
  23. mens rea
    criminal intent
  24. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  25. provocation
    a means of arousing or stirring to action
  26. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  27. devoutly
    in a devout and pious manner
Created on 七月 5, 2011 (updated 七月 12, 2011)

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