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IQ

a measure of a persons intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test the ratio of a persons mental age to their chronological age multiplied by 100...

COMINT

an abbreviation for communications intelligence technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients...

cause 1 : something that brings about an effect or result [the negligent act which was the of the plaintiff's injury] NOTE: The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause : cause in fact in this entry but-for cause : cause in fact in this entry cause in fact : a cause without which the result would not have occurred called also actual cause but-for cause concurrent cause : a cause that joins simultaneously with another cause to produce a result called also concurring cause compare intervening cause and superseding cause in this entry di·rect cause : proximate cause in this entry ef·fi·cient in·ter·ven·ing cause : superseding cause in this entry intervening cause 1 : an independent cause that follows another cause in time in producing the result but does not interrupt the chain of causation if foreseeable called also supervening cause compare concurrent cause and superseding cause in this entry 2 : super...

bonehead

a person of low intelligence a dunce a blockhead used deprecatingly to express a low opinion of someones intelligence or capabilities...

Knowingness

The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent shrewdness skillfulness...

hayseed

a rural unsophisticated person also used in an extended sense for one who is not very intelligent or uninterested in culture...

Rocket scientist

a very intelligent person used mostly in the phrases ldquoyou dont have to be a rocket scientist to rdquo and ldquoit doesnt take a rocket scientist to rdquo meaning that the subject that follows is easy to understand...

disclosure

disclosure : an act or instance of disclosing: as a : a lender's revelation of information to a consumer under the Truth in Lending Act that enables the consumer to make an intelligent decision about the loan b : the revelation to investors of financial information about a corporation or municipality and about the security it is offering for sale see also prospectus, registration statement NOTE: Disclosure is required for a public offering. c : revelation by a corporate insider (as an officer) for approval of a business transaction that involves self-dealing d : a debtor in bankruptcy's revelation to creditors of a bankruptcy plan ...

jury trial

jury trial : a trial in which a jury serves as the trier of fact called also trial by jury see also Article III Article VI and VII Amendments VI and VII to the Constitution in the back matter compare bench trial NOTE: The right to a jury trial is established in the U.S. Constitution, but it is not an absolute right. The Supreme Court has stated that petty crimes (as those carrying a sentence of up to 6 months) do not require trial by jury. The right to a jury trial in a criminal case may be waived by the “express and intelligent consent” of the defendant, usually in writing, as well as, in federal cases, the approval of the court and consent of the prosecutor. There is no right to a jury trial in equity cases. When a civil case involves both legal and equitable issues or procedure, either party may demand a jury trial (and failure to do so is taken as a waiver), but the judge may find that there is no right to jury trial because of equitable issues or claims. ...

special jury

special jury : a specially selected panel of jurors called upon request of a party from a list of presumably more intelligent or knowledgeable prospective jurors for a case involving complicated issues of fact or serious felonies called also blue-ribbon jury struck jury ...

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