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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
Bitterness
quality or state of being bitter sharp or acrid in either a literal or figurative sense implacableness resentfulness severity keenness of reproach or sarcasm deep distress grief or vexation of mind
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Black Monday
Easter Monday so called from the severity of that day in 1360 which was so unusual that many of Edward IIIs soldiers then before Paris
Break
To strain apart to sever by fracture to divide with violence as to break a rope or chain to break a seal to
mitigating circumstance
not bear on the question of culpability but that receives consideration by the court esp. in lessening the severity of a sentence [the mitigating circumstance of the defendant's terminal illness] compare aggravating circumstance
joint tortfeasor
joint tortfeasor : any of two or more parties held jointly or severally liable for the same tort see also contribution joint liability at liability
Castigate
To punish by stripes to chastise by blows to chasten also to chastise verbally to reprove to criticise severely
degree
fourth degree, second degree, third degree NOTE: Crimes are rated by degrees for the purpose of imposing more severe punishments for more serious crimes. b : a measure of care ;also : a measure of negligence esp.
a fortiori
more certain than another [the evident purpose of the latter statute - to provide a distinct and more severe sentencing scheme for violent habitual offenders - plainly suggests that the Legislature intended it to apply a fortiori,
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