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jurisdiction
shared by different courts and that may allow for removal [two states may have concurrent jurisdiction over crimes committed on boundary rivers "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] diversity jurisdiction : the jurisdiction granted to
investment
income or profit : capital outlay ;also : the sum invested or the property purchased 2 : the commitment of funds with a view to minimizing risk and safeguarding capital while earning a return compare speculation
intermediate term mortgage
intermediate term mortgage a mortgage loan with a contractual maturity from the time of purchase equal to or less than 20 years. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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innocent agent
innocent agent : one who unknowingly, unintentionally, or under force or coercion commits a criminal act on behalf of another
independent counsel
a preliminary investigation by the Attorney General finds specific and credible evidence that a crime may have been committed NOTE: The use of an independent counsel was codified in the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and
impair
impair 1 : to damage or make worse by or as if by diminishing [ed health] 2 : to diminish the value of (property or property rights) ;specif : to diminish the value of (legal contractual...
housebreaking
housebreaking : the act of breaking into and entering the dwelling house of another for the purpose of committing a felony house·break·er n
premeditated
premeditated : having been thought about at some point before being committed [any killing] ;also : having been formed prior to commission of the act [with malice] compare deliberate
penalty
penalty pl: -ties 1 : a punishment that is imposed on a wrongdoer by statute or judicial decision 2 : a pecuniary sum that by agreement is to be paid by a party who fails to...
tortfeasor
from Old French, from fais-, stem of faire to do, make, from Latin facere] : a person who commits a tort, delict, or quasi-offense
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