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trust company

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Companies whose activities are accepting and executing orders on the assets for and on behalf of the mandate, which is known in English as trust company.

1. In evidence. A voluntary acknowledgment, confession, or concession of the existence of a fact or the truth of an allegation made by a party to the suit. Roosevelt v. Smith, 17 Misc. Kep. 323, 40 ...

common law

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As distinguished from the Roman law, the modern civil law, the canon law, and other systems, the common law is that body of law and juristic theory which was originated, developed, and formulated and ...

murder

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Murder occurs when one human being unlawfully kills another human being. See Homicide. The precise legal definition of murder varies by jurisdiction. Most states distinguish between different degrees ...

judicial discretion

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“Judicial discretion” is defined as “the exercise of judgment by a judge or court based on what is fair under the circumstances and guided by the rules and principles of law; a court’s power to act ...