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criminology

criminology : the scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon, of criminals, and of penal treatment crim·i·no·log·i·cal [kri-mə-nə-lÄ -jə-kəl] adj crim·i·no·log·i·cal·ly adv crim·i·nol·o·gist [kri-mə-nÄ -lə-jist] n

gravamen

gravamen [Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, burden, from Latin gravare to burden, from gravis heavy, grave] : gist

penology

penology : a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders pe·no·log·i·cal [pē-nə-lÄ j-ə-kəl] adj pe·nol·o·gist [pi-nÄ -lə-jist] n

Possessory action

Possessory action, the action of trespass, the gist of which is the injury to the possession; a plaintiff, therefore, cannot maintain it, unless at the moment

Remainder

If A. enter and B. defend his possession, and the question is tried in a possessory action, the gist of it must be who has the better title to the possession, and A. must necessarily recover. Thus

Voluntary conveyance

'Good faith' appears to mean 'as between grantor and grantee,' since an intent to defraud creditors is the gist of the action and must be proved in limine. As to good consideration, see CONSIDERATION (end of title).

Warranty

CAVEAT EMPTOR, TITLE, COVENANTS FOR, and infra. Implied warranties have been said to underlie or to be the gist of actions for negligence or breach of duty arising out of the special relations between parties; cf. The

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