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seizure
persons stopped, although stops like those at drunk driving checkpoints may be justified by a plan that places explicit and neutral limitations on the conduct of police officers with no requirement of individualized suspicion.
penumbra
application, or consideration ;esp : a body of rights held to be guaranteed by implication from other rights explicitly enumerated in the U.S. Constitution [the First Amendment has a where privacy is protected from governmental intrusion "Griswold
sanction
action that results from failure to comply with a law, rule, or order [a for contempt] 2 : explicit or official approval 3 : an economic or military coercive measure adopted usually by several nations in concert
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right of privacy
concerning matters of a personal nature called also right to privacy compare invasion of privacy NOTE: Although not explicitly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, a penumbral right of privacy has been held to be encompassed in the
reserve
the right to reject all bids NOTE: A sale at auction is with reserve if there is no explicit indication to the contrary. without reserve : without a reserve price and with the seller bound to accept
prejudice
reasonable possibility of to the defendant "National Law Journal"] c : implied waiver of rights and privileges not explicitly retained [District Court erred in attaching to prisoner's complaint for injunctive relief "National Law Journal"] 2 : a
fundamental right
fundamental right : a right that is considered by a court (as the U.S. Supreme Court) to be explicitly or implicitly expressed in a constitution (as the U.S. Constitution) NOTE: A court must review a law that
expressio unius est exclusio alterius
expressio unius est exclusio alterius [New Latin, the explicit mention of one (thing) is the exclusion of another] : a principle in statutory construction: when one or
equal rights amendment (era)
equal rights amendment (era) The proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution was intended to explicitly guarantee equality to all persons, regardless of gender. After passing in Congress in 1972, the amendment did not
declare
declare de·clared de·clar·ing 1 : to make known formally, officially, or explicitly [declaring who shall then act as President "U.S. Constitution amend. XX"] 2 a : to make a full
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