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house

place of business) in which one is entitled to protection (as from warrantless searches and seizures) under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 2 a : a legislative assembly esp. that constitutes a division of a bicameral

expectation of privacy

zone of privacy NOTE: In order to successfully challenge a search or seizure as a violation of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a plaintiff must show that he or she had manifested a subjective expectation of

curtilage

the area surrounding and associated with a home NOTE: The curtilage of a house is included in the Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures.

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cause

"State v. Nixon, 593 N.E.2d 1210 (1992)"] called also reasonable cause sufficient cause compare reasonable suspicion NOTE: The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stipulates that “no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.” Probable cause is also

motion

a pretrial motion requesting the court to exclude evidence that was obtained illegally and esp. in violation of Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment protections om·ni·bus motion [Ä m-ni-bəs-] : a motion that makes multiple requests [filing an

Inauguration Day

the twentieth amendment to the Constitution of the United States ratified February 6 1933 the date was the 4th of March

Frauds, Statute of

L.P. Act, 1925, s. 52, which (subject to exceptions), requires a deed instead of a writing) and the 4th are of the greatest practical importance, and have been the subject of very numerous legal decisions. The equitable … ss. (materially affected by the (English) Real Property Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 106), reproduced and amended by the L.P. Act, 1925, s. 52, which (subject to exceptions), requires a deed instead of a writing)

Alien

Aliens are now controlled by the (English) Aliens Restriction Act, 1914, as amended by the (English) Aliens Restriction Amendment Act, 1919. By an Order in Council aliens may be prohibited from landing or leaving the United Kingdom: … or citizenship of some other sovereign State recognized by the United Kingdom. Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 4(2), 4th Edn., Para 66, p. 76. The (English) Naturalization Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 14), repealed the

Abusing children

misdemeanour punishable by imprisonment, with or without hard labour, to the extent of two years, (English) Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. C. 69), repealing the (English) Offences against the Person Act, 1875, repealing

Burial ground

ground, includes a vault or other place where a body is buried, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 10, 4th Edn., Para 1187, p. 548. Burial ground, includes any churchyard, cemetery or other ground, whether consecrated or not, … 1900, (63 & 64 Vict. c. 15), regulates the consecration of burial grounds not being churchyards, and otherwise amends the law affecting such burial-grounds. By the (English) Burial Act, 1906 (6 Edw. 7, c. 44), no consent

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