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Indiscriminate attack

aggressive act that (1) is not carried out for a specific military objective (2) employs a means of combat not directed

Lawful, Legal

Lawful is wider in connotation than legal. Although provision in Specific Relief Act empowering a person or tenant to recover possession

nuclear magnetic resonance

The specific absorption and re emission of electromagnetic radiation at characteristic wavelengths

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Detinue

Acts, but an action brought for the return of a specific chattel is still called an action of detinue. The vexed

remedy

redress for a wrong : the relief (as damages, restitution, specific performance, or an injunction) that may be given or ordered

easement

land owned by another that entitles its holder to a specific limited use or enjoyment (as the right to cross the

ejusdem generis rule

of construction: general words (as in a statute) that follow specific words in a list must be construed as referring only

intent

was a general intent to assault but not to kill] specific intent : intent to perform an illegal act with the

Deposit

deposit of money or bills in a bank, where the specific money, the very silver or gold coin, or bills deposited,

legacy

been distributed through other legacies or charges upon the estate specific legacy : a legacy payable only from a specific fund

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