Involuntary - Law Dictionary Search Results
Chorea
St Vituss dance a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs
trust
compare testamentary trust in this entry investment trust : a business trust that is a closed-end investment company involuntary trust : implied trust in this entry ;esp : constructive trust in this entry irrevocable trust : a
servitude
servitude 1 : a condition in which an individual lacks liberty esp. to determine his or her course of action or way of life ;specif : the state of being a slave [involuntary ] see also...
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reckless
reasonable person would exercise in like circumstances [a state of mind may be inferred from conduct] see also involuntary manslaughter at manslaughter reckless homicide at homicide, recklessness compare careless reck·less·ly adv
prisoner
prisoner : a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody ;esp : one under arrest, awaiting trial, on trial, or serving a prison sentence
petition
official person or body (as a court or board) [a for equitable relief] [the creditor filed a for involuntary bankruptcy] 2 : a document embodying a formal written request vt : to direct a petition to [
oppression
dishonest, unfair, wrongful, or burdensome conduct by corporate directors or majority shareholders that entitles minority shareholders to compel involuntary dissolution of the corporation c : inequality of bargaining power resulting in one party's lack of ability to
manifest injustice
manifest injustice : an outcome in a case that is plainly and obviously unjust [acceptance of an involuntary guilty plea constitutes manifest injustice]
join
person should as a plaintiff but refuses to do so, the person may be made a defendant, or…an involuntary plaintiff "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 19(a)"] join·able adj join issue or join the issue 1 :
homicide
a person's criminally negligent act reckless homicide : homicide caused by a person's reckless acts NOTE: In Illinois, involuntary manslaughter committed by use of a motor vehicle is called reckless homicide. ve·hic·u·lar homicide [vē-hi-kyə-lər-] : homicide committed
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