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respondeat superior
doctrine making an employer or principal liable for the wrong of an employee or agent if it was committed within the scope of employment or agency [to recover…upon a theory of respondeat superior, it is incumbent upon
warrant
a sheriff) to perform a specified act required for the administration of justice [a of arrest] [by of commitment] administrative warrant : a warrant (as for an administrative search) issued by a judge upon application of an
saving clause
saving clause : a clause in a statute exempting something from the statute's operation or providing that the rest of it will stand if part is held invalid ;also : a contractual clause providing that if...
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thief
thief pl: thieves [Old English thēof] : one who commits theft
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...
youthful offender
youthful offender : a young person (as one within a statutorily specified age range) who commits a crime but is granted special status entitling him or her to a more lenient punishment (as one
will
will 1 : the desire, inclination, or choice of a person or group 2 : the faculty of wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending 3 : a legal declaration of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of...
white-collar crime
white-collar crime : crime that is committed by salaried professional workers or persons in business and that usually involves a form of financial theft or
war criminal
war criminal : an individual who has committed a war crime
war crime
war crime : an act committed usually during an international war for which individual criminal liability will be imposed by a domestic or international
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