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predicate

predicate -cat·ed -cat·ing : to set or ground on something : find a basis for usually used with on [if Mary's claim is predicated simply on John's duty of support "W. M.

prejudice

the defendant by the lengthy delay in bringing charges] b : tendency for a decision on an improper basis (as past conduct) by a trier of fact [whether an ex parte communication to a deliberating jury resulted

prejudicial

a transfer would be to other creditors] b : leading to a decision or judgment on an improper basis [the evidence was excluded because it was more than probative]

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presentment

accusation of an offense by a grand jury on the initiative of the jury members or on the basis of their own knowledge without a bill of indictment laid before them 2 : the act of producing

profiling

profiling : the practice of singling out persons for law enforcement procedures on the basis of predetermined characteristics ;specif ]

protocol

document or transaction 2 a : a preliminary memorandum often formulated and signed by diplomatic negotiators as a basis for a final convention or treaty b : the records or minutes of a diplomatic conference or congress

quantum valebant

goods or materials furnished 2 : a theory or doctrine that permits recovery for materials provided on the basis of an implied contract

quid pro quo sexual harassment

of sexual demands is made the condition of job benefits or continued employment or is used as the basis for employment decisions regarding the individual compare hostile environment sexual harassment

ratio decidendi

ratio decidendi [Latin, grounds for deciding] : the principle or rule constituting the basis of a court decision

recapture

government recaptured the depreciation by taxing the gain resulting from the difference between the sale price and the basis after depreciation] n 1 : the act or process of recapturing 2 : an amount recaptured or subject

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