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admit

: to concede as true or valid : make an admission of 2 : to allow to be entered or offered [admitted the document into evidence] [ a will to probate] vi : to make acknowledgment used

arbitration

compare interest arbitration in this entry interest arbitration : arbitration of a dispute over the provisions to be entered in a new contract compare grievance arbitration in this entry rights arbitration : grievance arbitration in this entry

authority

the treasurer's ] [police officers executing a warrant…are not required to “knock and announce” their and purposes before entering "National Law Journal"] c : power and capacity to act granted by someone in a position of control

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bill

is brought by someone who was not a party to the original suit usually before the decree is entered in the record compare bill of review in this entry NOTE: Bills in the nature of a bill

booking

the time, the name of the arrested person, and the crime for which the arrest was made) is entered in the police register NOTE: The arrested person is usually photographed and fingerprinted at the time of the

border crosser

the country after an absence of less than six months in Canada or Mexico, or a nonresident alien entering the United States across the Canadian border for stays of no more than six months or across the

caveat

notice to a court or judicial officer to suspend a proceeding until the opposition can be heard [a entered in the probate court to stop the proving of the will] caveat vb

caveator

caveator : one who enters or files a caveat

intent

intent 1 : the act or fact of intending: as a : the design or purpose to commit a wrongful or criminal act called also criminal intent compare knowledge, mens rea, motive, negligence b : the...

confession of judgment

confession of judgment :acknowledgment by a debtor of a claim and consent that a judgment may be entered usu. without notice or hearing for the amount of the claim when it is due and unpaid compare

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