Demoralization - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: demoralizationDemoralization
The act of corrupting or subverting morals Especially The act of corrupting or subverting discipline courage hope etc or the state of being corrupted or subverted in discipline courage etc as the demoralization of an army or navy...
demoralized
made less hopeful or enthusiastic rendered pessimistic as the demoralized Iraqi ground troops put up little resistance...
criminogenic
criminogenic : producing or leading to crime [to narrow the demoralizing and abyss between affluent and poor "Elliott Currie"] ...
demurrer
demurrer [Anglo-French, from demurrer to file a demurrer, literally, to stay, dwell, delay, from Old French demorer, from Latin demorari to delay] : a plea in response to an allegation (as in a complaint or indictment) that admits its truth but also asserts that it is not sufficient as a cause of action compare confession and avoidance NOTE: Demurrers are no longer used in federal civil or criminal procedure but are still used in some states. General demurrers are replaced in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted. Special demurrers are replaced by motions for more definite statement. In the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a motion to dismiss or to grant appropriate relief takes the place of a demurrer. Demurrers are sometimes used to question a court's jurisdiction. demurrer to the evidence : a demurrer that asserts that the evidence is not sufficient to create a question of fact for the jury to...
Demoralize
To corrupt or undermine in morals to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on to render corrupt or untrustworthy in morals in discipline in courage spirit etc to weaken in spirit or efficiency...
demoralizing
discouraging Opposite of encouraging...
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