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juvenile delinquent
Law; General law

A minor charged with a crime is called a juvenile delinquent. They usually have different punishments that do not apply to adults, and are tried in juvenile courts.

kangaroo court
Law; General law

A term, which refers to a bogus court or sham legal proceedings that deny the basic rights of a party to a case. This term may denote an unauthorized court or an authorized one, ...

kidnap
Law; General law

Forceful and unlawful abduction, and detention of a person against his/her will, with the intent to demand ransom, to make him hostage, to threaten a third person, to cause ...

kin
Law; General law

The closest relatives of a person, especially by blood, but includes those who are related by marriage and adoption too. This term is mostly used to denote those relatives, who ...

kick-out clause
Law; General law

A provision incorporated in sales contracts, which allows the seller to void the agreement in case of receiving a better offer before the closure of the sale. This clause is ...

knowledge
Law; General law

An awareness of the actual facts. A person can be guilty of an unlawful act, if he is doing it with actual knowledge of the facts. For example, a person buying stolen goods, ...

laches
Law; General law

The legal doctrine, which takes away the right to seek remedy from those people who cause unreasonable delay in asserting or claiming a legal right, thereby causing disadvantage ...

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