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bail
bail [Anglo-French, act of handing over, delivery of a prisoner into someone's custody in exchange for security, from bailler to hand over, entrust, from Old French, from Latin bajulare to carry (a burden)] 1 : the...
death penalty
cruel and unusual punishment, provided that the method is not deemed cruel and that the punishment is not excessive in relation to the crime. A statute mandating the death penalty is unconstitutional, however. A sentencing judge is
featherbedding
featherbedding [from the notion of making oneself comfortable through the receipt of excessive or unjustified compensation for little or no work] : the unfair labor practice of causing an employer to
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first blush
appearance, or consideration used esp. in the phrase at first blush [an award can be set aside as excessive if at first blush it indicates prejudice on the part of the jury]
impracticability
doctrine in contract law: relief from obligations under a contract may be granted when performance has been rendered excessively difficult, expensive, or harmful by an unforeseen contingency ;also : a defense to breach of contract on the
interrogatory
may be objected to and does not have to be answered if the court determines that it is excessive or burdensome. An interrogatory may also be submitted by a judge to a jury when the court asks
just
principles of law: as a : conforming to reason or a standard of correctness [ sanctions cannot be excessive in relation to the offense] b : conforming with what is deemed fair or good [the award of
litigious
litigious 1 : prone to engage in lawsuits or legal maneuvers esp. to an excessive degree [a stubbornly defendant] 2 : subject to litigation [acquired only a possible claim "Wells v. Joseph, 95
oppression
oppression : an unjust or excessive exercise of power: as a : unlawful, wrongful, or corrupt exercise of authority by a public official acting
overinsurance
that exceeds the value of the thing covered [ may lead to fraud by the insured] ;broadly : excessive insurance (as from needlessly duplicative coverage)
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