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Common terminology used in legal business.
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Confession
Law; General law
A voluntary admission by the accused person that he has committed the acts, which constitute the crime.
Conviction
Law; General law
A decision taken by a judge after a criminal trial, which finds the defendant guilty of the crime.
Contempt of court
Law; General law
A misconduct inside the court or any willful disobedience to a court order.
Devastavit
Law; General law
When a personal representative in accepting the office accepts the duties of the office, and becomes a trustee in the sense that he is personally liable for all the breaches of the ordinary trust, ...
Dictum
Law; General law
A statement of law made by a judge in the course of a decision of the case, but not necessary to the decision of the case itself, is called dictum, and often as obiter dictum. These are not binding ...
Dicta
Law; General law
A statement of law made by a judge in the course of a decision of the case, but not necessary to the decision of the case itself, is called dictum, and often as obiter dictum. These are not binding ...
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