6 Terms
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exclusionary rule
Legal services; Courts
The rule preventing illegally obtained evidence to be used in any trial.
comparative negligence
Legal services; Courts
The rule under which negligence is measured by percentage, and damages are diminished in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to the person seeking recovery.
de minimis
Legal services; Courts
( Of a fact or thing)so insignificant that a court may overlook it in deciding an issue.
demur
Legal services; Courts
To object to the legal sufficiency of a claim alleged in a pleading without admitting or denying the truth of the facts stated.
surrender
Legal services; Courts
To relinquish possession or control of to another because of demand or compulsion. 2. To give up in favor of another. 3. To give up or give back (something that has been granted): surrender a ...
extradition
Legal services; Courts
Is the official process whereby one nation or state surrenders a suspected or convicted criminal to another nation or state. Between nation states, extradition is regulated by treaties.
ministerial
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Of or relating to an act that involves obedience to instructions or laws instead of discretion, judgment, or skill.
