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committee
committee 1 : a person to whom a charge (as an incompetent) is committed compare conservator, curator, guardian, tutor
criminal
crime or its prosecution [brought a action] [ code] compare civil, penal n 1 : one who has committed a crime 2 : a person who has been convicted of a crime
criminal case
case prosecuted by the government, on behalf of society at large, against an individual or organization accused of committing a crime. If the defendant is found guilty, the sentence (or punishment) is often imprisonment. Source: Federal Judicial
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criminal conversation
criminal conversation : the tort of committing adultery with another's spouse compare alienation of affections NOTE: This tort is no longer recognized in most jurisdictions.
deceit
deliberate and misleading concealment, false declaration, or artifice : deception [theft by ] ;also : the tort of committing or carrying out deceit [an action for ] see also fraud, misrepresentation
defense
evils defense : a defense to a criminal charge based on the assertion that the criminal act was committed to avoid the commission of an even greater evil called also lesser evils defense NOTE: In jurisdictions that
delegate
delegate [Medieval Latin delegatus, from Latin, past participle of delegare to appoint, put in charge] : a person empowered to act on behalf of another: as a : a person who is authorized to perform another's...
concert of action
concert of action : a theory in torts that imposes liability on all defendants who have committed tortious acts that contributed to the plaintiff's injury even though only one actually caused the injury compare alternative
commission
see also agency c : a city council having legislative and executive functions 4 : an act of committing something [ of the crime] 5 : a fee paid to an agent or employee for transacting a
embraceor
to set on fire, from en-, causative prefix + brase brese live coals] : a person who has committed embracery
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