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persecution

persecution : punishment or harassment usually of a severe nature on the basis of race, religion, or political opinion in one's country of origin [claimed and sought

sentence

is the presumed punishment for an offense and is subject to the upward or downward adjustment of its severity depending on aggravating and mitigating factors split sentence : a sentence of which part is served in prison

sexual harassment

a sexual harassment suit, the plaintiff has to show that the harassment affected the employment (as by being severe or pervasive) and that the employer is liable under respondeat superior because of actual or constructive knowledge of

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solidary

(in) solidum for the whole, involving all] in the civil law of Louisiana 1 : existing jointly and severally 2 : being a party to a solidary obligation [when one obligor owes an indivisible performance to distinct

tenancy

death of one of them (as a spouse) and so on to the last survivor [a right to sever the joint tenancy] see also tenancy by the entirety in this entry compare tenancy in common in this

misdemeanor

misdemeanor : a crime that carries a less severe punishment than a felony ;specif : a crime punishable by a fine and by a term of imprisonment

undersigned

undersigned pl: undersigned : one whose name is signed at the end of a document [the jointly and severally agree]

unity

possession) of a joint tenancy that must be identical as it relates to the cotenants [such a conveyance severs the joint tenancy by removing the unities of time and title] NOTE: At common law, all four unities

will

jointly executed by two or more persons and containing reciprocal provisions for the disposition of property owned jointly, severally, or in common upon the death of one of them called also joint and reciprocal will joint will

Bemaul

To maul or beat severely to bruise

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