Annotation

annotate

annotate -tat·ed -tat·ing vi : to make or write an annotation vt : to make or write annotations for an·no·ta·tor [-tā-tər] n ...

annotation 1 : a note added (as to a statute) by way of comment or explanation often furnishing summaries of relevant court decisions 2 cap : an informational and descriptive note or essay (as about a case or legal issue) esp. in American Law Reports ...

Annotation, the designation of a place of deportation; the citing of an absentee; the prince's answer on a doubtful point of law....

carnal knowledge

carnal knowledge : an act of esp. illegal sexual intercourse [whoever has carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will "District of Columbia Code Annotated"] ;also : the crime of committing such an act [was charged with carnal knowledge of a juvenile] see also rape NOTE: Carnal knowledge is sometimes an element of the statutory definition of rape in addition to being a separate offense. ...

clean

clean : free of amendments or annotations ...

defeat

defeat [Anglo-French defait, past participle of defaire to undo, defeat, from Old French deffaire desfaire, from de-, prefix marking reversal of action + faire to do] 1 a : to render null [third parties will an attached but “unperfected” security interest "J. J. White and R. S. Summers"] b : to prevent or undo the effectiveness or establishment of [ jurisdiction] [defendant took stand and ed intoxication defense "National Law Journal"] 2 a : to prevail over b : to thwart the claim of [ creditors] [an intent to the surviving spouse of his…elective share "Tennessee Code Annotated"] defeat n ...

interplead

interplead [Anglo-French enterpleder, from enter- between, among + pleder to plead, from Old French plaidier] vt : to bring (adverse claimants) into court by interpleader [the defendants can injured stock purchasers if they fear the latter may have a superior claim…to the agents' illicit profits "R. C. Clark"] compare implead, intervene vi : to go to trial with each other in order to settle adverse claims to property held by or an obligation owed by a third party (as an insurance company) [may be joined as defendants and required to when their claims are such that the plaintiff is or may be exposed to double or multiple liability "Official Code of Georgia Annotated"] ...

plead

plead plead·ed or: pled also: plead [pled] plead·ing [Anglo-French plaider to argue in a court of law, from Old French plaid legal action, trial more at plea ] vi 1 : to make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding ;esp : to answer the pleading or charge of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts [the defendant shall be given a copy of the indictment or information before the defendant is called upon to "Kansas Statutes Annotated"] see also alternative 2 : to make a specific plea [ not guilty] ;also : to make a plea of guilty [agreed to to the lesser charge] vt 1 : to allege in or by way of a pleading : state in a pleading [unless plaintiff s and proves facts showing actual malice, he cannot recover punitive damages "Kumaran v. Brotman, 617 N.E.2d 191 (1993)"] [ a case of fraudulent conveyance] 2 : to offer as an excuse [cannot ignorance of the law] plead·able adj plead·er n ...

premeditation

premeditation : an act or instance of premeditating ;specif : consideration or planning of an act beforehand [designed so that it requires to tamper with it] [murder in the first degree is the killing of a human being committed…intentionally and with "Kansas Statutes Annotated"] see also cold blood, murder compare intent NOTE: The terms premeditation malice aforethought deliberate, and willful are often used in statutes either along with or instead of intent to describe the necessary mental state for a crime. In some jurisdictions the premeditation has to occur only moments before the act, while in others it must precede the act by an appreciable amount of time. ...

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