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Terms in "Criminal Law"

acquit

Criminal Law, Civil Law

allegation

Criminal Law, Civil Law

appearance

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Administrative Law

armed-force

Criminal Law, Civil Law

arrest

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Family Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

award

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Administrative Law

civil-liability

Criminal Law, Civil Law

cleared

complaint

Criminal Law, Civil Law

condemn

conduct

Contract Law, Criminal Law

controversy

Criminal Law, Civil Law

convict

criminal

defend

Criminal Law, Civil Law

defendant

Criminal Law, Civil Law

defense

Criminal Law, Civil Law

denial

Criminal Law, Civil Law

discontinuance

Criminal Law, Civil Law

exonerated

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

guilty

Criminal Law, Civil Law

hold

Criminal Law, Property Law, Family Law

intent

intervention

Criminal Law, Civil Law

matter

Criminal Law, Civil Law

misrepresentation

mitigate

Criminal Law, Civil Law

offset

Criminal Law, Civil Law

people

Criminal Law, Administrative Law

plaint

Criminal Law, Civil Law

plaintiff

Criminal Law, Civil Law

plea

Criminal Law, Civil Law

prayer

Criminal Law, Civil Law

principle

proceeding

Criminal Law, Civil Law

process-server

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

prosecute

punitive-damages

Criminal Law, Civil Law

relief

Criminal Law, Civil Law

reply

Criminal Law, Civil Law

severance

Criminal Law, Civil Law

specific-intent

stay

Criminal Law, Civil Law

suit

Criminal Law, Civil Law

third-party

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law

tort

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

trial

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

usury

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Administrative Law

venue

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

waive

Contract Law, Criminal Law

warrant

Criminal Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

witness

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

standing

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law

star chamber proceedings

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law

statute of limitations

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Tort Law

statutory offer of settlement

Criminal Law, Civil Law

statutory rape

Criminal Law, Family Law

stop and frisk

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

straw man

Criminal Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

subornation of perjury

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

successive sentences

suicide

summary adjudication of issues

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

summons

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

suppression of evidence

Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

suspended sentence

Criminal Law, Civil Law

swear

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

swindle

Criminal Law, Property Law

tainted evidence

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

taking the Fifth

Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

tax evasion

Criminal Law, Administrative Law

temporary insanity

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

theft

Criminal Law, Property Law, Employment Law

three strikes, you're out

Criminal Law, Property Law, Administrative Law

time served

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

transferred intent

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law

treason

Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, Administrative Law

trespass

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Tort Law

true bill

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

turn states' evidence

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

Twinkie defense

Criminal Law, Civil Law

unclean hands

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law

under the influence

unreasonable search and seizure

Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

vagrancy

Criminal Law, Constitutional Law

variance

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law, Administrative Law

vehicular manslaughter

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law

verdict

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

vexatious litigation

Criminal Law, Civil Law

vicarious liability

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law, Employment Law

void for vagueness

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law

white collar crime

Criminal Law, Corporate Law

willful

Criminal Law, Civil Law

wiretap

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law

withdrawal

writ of attachment

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

writ of execution

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

wrongful death

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Tort Law

youthful offenders

Criminal Law, Civil Law

abduction

Criminal Law, Family Law

abet

abortion

abuse of discretion

Criminal Law, Family Law, Evidence Law

acceptance of service

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Family Law, Evidence Law

accessory

accomplice

accusation

accused

acquittal

Criminal Law, Civil Law

actionable

Criminal Law, Civil Law

admiralty

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law

admissible evidence

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

admission

Criminal Law, Civil Law

admission of guilt

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law

admission to bail

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

admit

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Evidence Law

adultery

Criminal Law, Property Law, Family Law

affirmative defense

Criminal Law, Civil Law

after-discovered evidence

Criminal Law, Evidence Law

aggravated assault

aid and abet

alibi

allege

Criminal Law, Civil Law

alter ego

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Corporate Law

alternative pleading

Criminal Law, Civil Law

amended complaint

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law

amnesty

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Administrative Law

answer

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law

arguendo

Criminal Law, Civil Law

arraign

Criminal Law, Civil Law

arraignment

Criminal Law, Civil Law

arrest warrant

arson

articles of impeachment

Criminal Law, Administrative Law

assault

Criminal Law, Civil Law

assault and battery

Criminal Law, Civil Law

assumption of risk

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Tort Law

attached

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law

attachment

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Evidence Law

attempt

Criminal Law, Civil Law

Attorney General

Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Administrative Law