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Uniform laws

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Proposed statutes written by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law.

Bail

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The release, prior to trial, of a person accused of a crime, under specified conditions designed to assure that person's appearance in court when required. Also can refer to the amount of bond money ...

Burden of proof

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The duty to prove disputed facts. In civil cases, a plaintiff generally has the burden of proving his or her case. In criminal cases, the government has the burden of proving the defendant's guilt.

Blackmail

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The action, treated as a criminal offense, of demanding money from a person in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person.

Torts

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Wrongs against private parties that can give rise to a civil cause of action is called as torts.

Bankruptcy

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A legal procedure for dealing with debt problems of individuals and businesses; specifically, a case filed under one of the chapters of title 11 of the United States Code (the Bankruptcy Code).

Guilty until proven innocent

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A new U.S. law that authorises the seizure of website domains by the U.S. government on grounds of suspected copyright violations. The seizure is conducted under U.S. civil law instead of criminal ...

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