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business records exception

that allows admission into evidence of records, reports, compilations of data, or memoranda of an event, act, condition, opinion, or diagnosis that are made at or near the time of the event by a person with knowledge

canvass

through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments vi : to seek or solicit orders or votes

cause

also required for a warrantless arrest. Probable cause is an objective standard rather than a function of subjective opinion or suspicion not grounded in fact or circumstance. However, the facts or circumstances need not be of the

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certificate of title

also torrens system 2 : a document issued by a title abstracter (as an attorney) giving a legal opinion as to the status of a property's title based on a title search or abstract of title compare

concurrence

occurrence of events or circumstances 2 : an agreement in judgment ;specif : a judge's or justice's separate opinion that differs in reasoning but agrees in the decision of the court

consent

claiming that the victim consented to an alleged crime (as rape) 2 : agreement as to action or opinion [shall have power, by and with the advice and of the Senate, to make treaties "U.S. Constitution art.

foundation

is offered [the lack of any for the orthopedic surgeon's familiarity with the…standard of care rendered the surgeon's opinion testimony inadmissible "National Law Journal"] NOTE: Before evidence can be admitted at trial, the foundation for it must

decision

: a report or document containing such a determination see also memorandum decision compare disposition, finding, holding, judgment, opinion, ruling, verdict NOTE: A decision, while being an authoritative determination of a disputed issue, does not have to

defamatory

defamatory : tending to disgrace or lower public opinion of a person or to harm a person's reputation

dictum

neuter of dictus, past participle of dicere to say] : a view expressed by a judge in an opinion on a point not necessarily arising from or involved in a case or necessary for determining the rights

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