Substantial - Law Dictionary Search Results
taking
taking 1 : a seizure of private property or a substantial deprivation of the right to its free use or enjoyment that is caused by government action and esp.
serious bodily injury
serious bodily injury : bodily injury which involves substantial risk of death, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily
reckless endangerment
reckless endangerment : the offense of recklessly engaging in conduct that creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury or death to another person NOTE: Reckless endangerment is a misdemeanor but sometimes
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reckless
reckless : characterized by the creation of a substantial and unjustifiable risk to the lives, safety, or rights of others and by a conscious and sometimes wanton
proceeding
commenced independently of a pending action by petition or motion and from which a final order affecting a substantial right may be immediately appealed [special proceedings created exclusively by statute where a special procedure is appropriate and
prejudice
injury or detriment to one's legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as a : substantial impairment of a defendant's ability to defend [the court found no to the defendant by the lengthy delay
pleading
under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and in a majority of states, although complex cases often require substantial detail in the pleading.
patent
: the writing securing such a right [received his in the mail] c : a patented invention [all substantial rights to a "Internal Revenue Code"] 3 : an instrument making a conveyance of public lands [to issue
overbreadth
part of its reach may be struck down as unconstitutional if the threat to protected activity is a substantial effect and if it cannot be clearly removed ;also : a doctrine allowing a defendant accused of unprotected
Model Penal Code test
Model Penal Code test : substantial capacity test
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