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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
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
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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
waiver
waiver [Anglo-French, from waiver to waive] : the act of intentionally or knowingly relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege ;also : the legal instrument evidencing such an act compare estoppel, forfeiture NOTE: Acts...
turpis causa
turpis causa [Latin, immoral reason] : a cause or consideration that is base or immoral and therefore not sufficient to support a contractual obligation
tribal court
reservation and having federally prescribed jurisdiction over custody and adoption cases involving tribal children, criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed on tribal lands by members of the tribe, and broader civil jurisdiction over claims between tribe members and
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
thief
thief pl: thieves [Old English thēof] : one who commits theft
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