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Most Popular Legal Definitions
deterrence
a principle or objective of sentencing a person guilty of a crime which ensures
that the punishment is sufficient to deter the guilty person, and others, from
committing the same crime
resisting arrest
the knowing and physical resistance to a lawful arrest
statement of claim
The document which sets out the plaintiff's
allegations of fact and thus, engages the judicial process by seeking
trial.
discharge
A sentence of a person found guilty of a crime
in which that person does not receive a criminal record of conviction, either
absolutely or conditionally.
sexual assault
A sexual act upon or directed to another which is unwanted and not consented to
by the other.
motion
A proposal made to a Court or at a meeting and intended to be considered and
decided upon.
accounts payable
bills that are owed
pension
A private or government fund, from which regular
benefits and stipends are paid to a person upon their retirement or
disability.
restitution
1) returning or recovering to a former state
2)the return of a possession to the owner or other individual entitled to said
possession
occupancy
the act of holding or taking possession