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removal
Legal services; Courts
The transfer of a state case to federal court for trial; in civil cases, because the parties are from different states; in criminal and some civil cases, because there is a significant possibility ...
murder
Legal services; Courts
The unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill: (1) murder in the first degree is characterized by premeditation; (2) murder in the second degree is characterized by a sudden ...
manslaughter
Legal services; Courts
The unlawful killing of another without intent to kill; either voluntary (upon a sudden impulse); or involuntary (during the commission of an unlawful act not ordinarily expected to result in great ...
fair market value
Legal services; Courts
The value for which a reasonable seller would sell an item of property and for which a reasonable buyer would buy it.
pleadings
Legal services; Courts
The written statements of fact and law filed by the parties to a lawsuit.
