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Most Popular Legal Definitions
usurpation
the act of taking the property, right, or general possession of another under
the guise of law without actual authority to do so
national treatment
A tenet of international trade agreements whereby nations must afford imported
goods the same treatment that they afford domestic or national products
character witness
A person who testifies testifies in a trial on behalf of a person (usually a
criminal defendant) as to that person's good ethical qualities and morality both
by the personal knowledge of the witness and the person's reputation in the
community.
driving while intoxicated (DWI)
the offense of operating a motor vehicle under
the influence of drugs or alcohol beyond a state determined level
class
in legal terms, all those persons in the same category, level of rights, or who
have suffered from the same incident
pen register
An electronic surveillance device which attaches
to a phone line and registers every number dialed from a specific
telephone.
socialism
A form or system of government which states the
equal sharing of land and equal return of the product of the land and industry
to all citizens.
polygraph
A lie-detector machine which records even the slightest variation in blood
pressure, body temperature and respiration as questions are asked and answers
elicited from a subject.
conditional discharge
a sentence of a person found guilty of a crime in which, upon completion of
specified actions by the accused, no criminal record is issued as regards to the
offense for which a conditional discharge was granted
to wit
'That is to say.'