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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.

Deponent

Law; General law

One who testifies under oath to the truth of facts

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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