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Illegal entry

Illegal entry (Criminal law) the unlawful act of going into a building … with the intent to commit a crime. In some jurisdictions illegal entry is a lesser included offence of burglary, Black's Law Dictionary,

contract

compare bilateral contract in this entry yellow-dog contract : an illegal employment contract in which a worker disavows membership in and

possession

physical custody, care, or control of property or contraband (as illegal drugs) [actual possession is not necessary to sustain a conviction … control of something: as a : actual possession in this entry b : constructive possession in this entry c : knowing

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defense

the real defenses as infancy, duress, lack of legal capacity, illegality of the transaction, fraud in the factum, and discharge of … statute of limitations absolute defense : complete defense in this entry af·fir·ma·tive defense : a defense that does not deny the

Acquittal

person is acquitted and ordered to be discharged it is illegal any longer to detain him, and the duty of seeing … or guilt of an offence; also to be free from entries and molestations by a superior lord, for services issuing out

Condition

the transaction. A peculiarity of conditions precedent is that an illegal or impossible condition will, as a rule and excepting bequests … the parties intended the lease to be voidable only upon entry by the lessor, see LEASES and RENTCHARGES. Condition inherent, such

habeas corpus

for relief under the writ include a conviction based on illegally obtained evidence, a denial of effective assistance of counsel, or … the court ;esp : habeas corpus ad subjiciendum in this entry [the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not

strike

compliance with demands NOTE: This form of strike has been illegal according to both statute and case law since the early … perform particular work organizational strike : recognition strike in this entry primary strike : a strike by workers against their employer

hearing

ground that it was obtained as the result of an illegal search and seizure preliminary hearing : a hearing held after … a benefit) probable cause hearing : preliminary hearing in this entry reaffirmation hearing : a hearing in a bankruptcy case at

impossibility

on the commitment of acts that are not criminal or illegal NOTE: Legal impossibility is founded on the principle that an … : something impossible 3 : impossibility of performance in this entry fac·tu·al impossibility : impossibility based on factual circumstances ;specif :

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