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purchase agreement or purchase offer
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Also, sales agreement and earnest money contract. Agreement between buyer and seller of property which sets forth in general the price and terms of a proposed sale.
docket
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An abstract or listing of all pleadings filed in a case; the book containing such entries; trial docket is a list of or calendar of cases to be tried in a certain term.
reasonable doubt
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An accused person is entitled to acquittal if, in the minds of the jury, his or her guilt has not been proved beyond a "reasonable doubt;" that state of minds of jurors in which they cannot say they ...
crime
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An act in violation of the penal laws of a state or the United States. A positive or negative act in violation of penal law.
pardon
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An act of grace from governing power which mitigates punishment and restores rights and privileges forfeited on account of the offense.
intervention
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An action by which a third person who may be affected by a lawsuit is permitted to become a party to the suit.
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