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manifest injustice
: an outcome in a case that is plainly and obviously unjust [acceptance of an involuntary guilty plea constitutes manifest injustice]
mandatory
mandatory : containing or constituting a command : being obligatory man·da·to·ri·ly [-tȯr-i-lē] adv
mailbox rule
mailbox rule : a rule treating the sending of something as constituting a filing or as a basis for assuming receipt ;specif : a rule in contract law: a notice
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Magna Carta
under duress by King John of England in 1215 that influenced the development of several modern legal and constitutional principles (as due process)
libelous
libelous also li·bel·lous [lī-bə-ləs] adj : constituting or including libel [a magazine article]
lawful
lawful 1 a : being in harmony with the law [a judgment] [a purpose] b : constituted, authorized, or established by law [a duty] 2 : law-abiding [ citizens] law·ful·ly adv law·ful·ness n
jus tertii
be asserted as a defense by a litigant. A litigant may, however, have third-party standing to assert another's constitutional rights (as when an organization asserts the rights of its members) if there is a substantial relationship between
juridical person
person NOTE: The rights and responsibilities of a juridical person are distinct from those of the natural persons constituting it.
judicial review
judicial review 1 : review 2 : a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges
judicial activism
individual rights through decisions that depart from established precedent or are independent of or in opposition to supposed constitutional or legislative intent compare judicial restraint
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