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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

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proximate cause

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Proximate cause is that in which defendant is liable for all harmful results that are the normal incidents of and within the increased risk caused by his acts.

allegation

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In law: A formal accusation or charge against somebody (often in a court of law).

appeal

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A legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or ...

arbitration

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The hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management).

arraignment

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Arraignment is when someone is brought before a court of law to answer a particular charge.

circumstantial evidence

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Circumstantial evidence is evidence in which an inference is required to connect it to a conclusion of fact.

closing argument

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A closing argument, summation, or summing up is the concluding statement of each party's counsel (often called an attorney in the United States) reiterating the important arguments ...