21 Terms
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key number system
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A research aid developed by West Publishing Company which classifies digests of cases in to various law topics and subtopics which are given paragraph numbers called "Key Numbers." Each key number ...
ordinance
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A rule established by authority; may be a municipal statute of a city council, regulating such matters as zoning, building, safety, matters of municipality, etc.
comparative fault
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A rule in admiralty law where each vessel involved in a collision is required to pay a share of the total damages in proportion to its percentage of fault.
indeterminate sentence
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A sentence of imprisonment to a specified minimum and maximum period of time, specifically authorized by statute, subject to termination by a parole board or other authorized agency after the ...
felony
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A serious criminal offense. Under federal law any offense punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
words and phrases legally defined
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A set of books in dictionary form which lists judicial determinations of a word or phrase.
citators
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A set of books which provides the subsequent history of reported decisions through a form of abbreviations or words. Most widely used are Chopart's Citations.
