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crimen omnia ex se nata vitiat

Latin, "property obtained by crime is tainted"

capital punishment

execution for a capital offense

ad seriatim

Latin for "one after another"

sustain

In trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, such as a question, is valid.

offender

one who commits a crime

share

A portion for a for-profit corporation bought by cash.

quasi-delict

In civil law, a delict (wrong) caused by negligence.

stirpes

Latin, the offspring of a person

expunge

To 'strike out', erase, 'wipe out', or destroy.

citation

1) A notice to appear in court due to a probable commission of a minor crime such as a traffic violation, drinking liquor in a park where prohibited, letting a dog loose without a leash, and in some states for possession of a small amount of marijuana. Failure to appear can result in a warrant for the citee's arrest. 2) The act of referring to (citing) a statute, precedent-setting case or legal textbook, in a brief or argument in court, called "citation of authority." 4) the section of the statute or the name of the case as well as the volume number, the report series and the page number of a case referred to in a brief, points and authorities, or other legal argument.