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Laws and acts

General acts of the international, USA, UK and European Laws.

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Constitutional amendment

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A constiutional amendment is any formal change to the body of text of a nation or state.

Authority

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The power to take some action; also, that which is relied upon in making a legal argument is called as authority.

Habeas corpus

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A writ of habeas corpus demands that a person be brought to court is called as habeas corpus.

Full faith and credit

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The doctrine by which one state will honour the laws and judgement of another state is termed as full faith and credit.

Fact pleading

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Some states require a listing in the complaint of all major facts anticipated to be in dispute at trial.These are referred to as fact-pleading states.

In limine

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Latin for preliminary; a motion in limine is a motion before or during a trial often used to exclude or limit certain evidence.

Contributory negligence

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Doctrine according to which the defendant can escape liability by establishing at least some negligence on the part of the plaintiff.

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