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ineffective assistance of counsel
of government interference with the attorney-client relationship that precludes effective representation, as when an informant is present during conversations between the attorney and the defendant. The existence of a conflict of interest on the part of the
in-kind
: made in a form other than money [an contribution to a political campaign] b : made without conversion (as of assets) into money [an distribution of assets] 2 : made in a form or amount equivalent
dead man's statute
statute : a law barring the testimony of a person with an interest in an estate regarding any conversation with or any event taking place in the presence of the decedent called also dead man act dead
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condominium
building) and undivided or joint ownership of the remainder (as the common areas of an apartment building) [the conversion of real property to the form of ownership "Troy Ltd. v. Renna, 727 F.2d 287 (1984)"] compare cooperative
colloquium
colloquium [Latin, talk, discussion, from colloqui to converse] : the part of a complaint for defamation in which the plaintiff avers that the defamatory remarks related
casualty
casualty pl: -ties 1 : an unfortunate occurrence ;esp : a serious and often disastrous accident [conversion of property…arising from fire, storm, shipwreck, or other "Internal Revenue Code"] 2 : something lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed...
alienation of affections
is held to be the instigator or cause of the diversion called also alienation of affection compare criminal conversation NOTE: In most jurisdictions alienation of affections is no longer recognized as a basis for a civil suit.
aggravating circumstance
commission of an act that increases the degree of liability or culpability [punitive damages are recoverable in a conversion case when the evidence shows legal malice, willfulness, insult, or other aggravating circumstances "Schwertfeger v. Moorehouse, 569 So.
Collogue
To talk or confer secretly and confidentially to converse especially with evil intentions to plot mischief
common room
or university set aside for the common use of everyone It usually has comfortable chairs for reading or conversation and some provision for obtaining refreshments
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