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duress

duress [Anglo-French duresce, literally, hardness, harshness, from Old French, from Latin duritia, from durus hard] : wrongful and usually unlawful compulsion (as threats of physical violence) that induces a person to act against his or her...

defend

suit or claim) [intend to the case] vi 1 : to take action against attack or challenge [not justified in striking first, but may ] 2 : to present a defense [may not thereafter on grounds of

clear and present danger

risk or threat to safety or other public interests that is serious and imminent ;esp : one that justifies limitation of a right (as freedom of speech or press) by the legislative or executive branch of government

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articulable

articulable : capable of being expressed, explained, or justified [police had observed drug sale and stopped defendant on reasonable suspicion that he was dealing drugs "National Law

abuse of discretion

judgment by a trial court in making a ruling that is clearly unreasonable, erroneous, or arbitrary and not justified by the facts or the law applicable in the case compare clearly erroneous

sunset

sunset : having or being a provision stipulating the termination or repeal of something (as a law, grant, or insurance coverage) on a specified date [ laws requiring periodic review of programs to justify their continuance]

Terry stop

and question a suspect was first discussed] : a stop and limited search of a person for weapons justified by a police officer's reasonable conclusion that a crime is being or about to be committed by a

Compurgator

Compurgator, one who by oath justifies another's innocence. The compurgatores mentioned in Anglo-Saxon records have been supposed to be the origin of trial by

Scaleboard

A thin slip of wood used to justify a page

Commission Agent or Broker

a benefit works a forfeiture of the agent's legal commission, Andrews v. Ramsay, 1903 (2) KB 635, and justifies dismissal, Boston Deep Sea Fishing Co. v. Ansell, (1888) 39 Ch D 339. See also the Prevention of

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