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a stage in a criminal proceeding at which the accused's rights or defenses may be affected and which triggers the Sixth Amendment right to counsel see also Amendment VI to the Constitution in the back matter

Act of Bankruptcy

2 KB 330]. Act of bankruptcy, means an event, such as a debtor's fraudulent conveyance of property, that triggers an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding against a debtor, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 34. See BANKRUPT; DEBTOR'S SUMMONS;

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automatic

automatic : happening or existing through the operation of a preexisting arrangement that is triggered by some event ;specif : happening or existing through the operation of law [ reversal] [an appeal] au·to·mat·i·cal·ly

incriminate

suggest or show involvement of in a crime [among the evidence that incriminated him was a box of trigger devices] see also self-incrimination in·crim·i·na·tion [in-kri-mə-nā-shən] n in·crim·i·na·to·ry [in-kri-mə-nə-tōr-ē] adj

mortgage acceleration clause

demand the entire balance of a loan is repaid in a lump sum. The acceleration clause is usually triggered if the home is sold, title to the property is changed, the loan is refinanced or the borrower

Harquebus

A firearm with match holder trigger and tumbler made in the second half of the 15th century The barrel was about forty inches long

machine gun

A fully automatic rapid firing rifle which continues to fire bullets repeatedly as long as the trigger is depressed lighter versions may be carried in the hands and heavier versions may be mounted on a

object oriented

data structures called objects which encapsulate data and typically are accessed by passing messages which in turn may trigger internal procedures within the object which are invisible outside the object

Russian roulette

to one of the six positions of the cylinder pointing the gun to ones head and pulling the trigger If the bullet is in firing position the player is usually killed Such a game may be played

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