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Dictionary of Law |
heat of passion :: legal definitionHeat of passion - n. in a criminal case, when the accused was in an uncontrollable rage at the time of commission of the alleged crime. If so, it may reduce the charge, indictment or judgment down from murder to manslaughter, since the passion precluded the defendant having premeditation or being fully mentally capable of knowing what he/she was doing. See also: manslaughter murder and Related Law Terms ↓ Related Law Termscrime of passion :: n. a defendant's excuse for committing a crime due ... dant. See also: manslaughter murderfirst degree murder :: n. although it varies from state to state, it is g ... aughter murder second degree murder homicide :: n. the killing of a human being due to the act or ... aughter murder self-defense suicide manslaughter :: n. the unlawful killing of another person without ... laughter. See also: homicide murder murder :: n. the killing of a human being by a sane person, ... premeditation second degree murder suicide :: n. the intentional killing of oneself. Ironically, ... e manslaughter second degree murder Popular Law Searcheslegal definition ministerial act :: n. an act, particularly of a governmental employee ... exercising any individual judgment.chancery legal definition :: n. a court that can order acts performed. Today ch ... ts in most states. See also: equity testamentary disposition legal definition :: n. how the terms of a will divide the testator's ( ... named beneficiaries. See also: will contract of sufferance :: n. a "hold-over" tenancy after a lease has expired ... y tenancy at will unlawful detainer forthwith legal definition :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. forthwith definition legal :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. what is to wit in a legal contract :: prep. that is to say. Example: "the passengers in ... tty Bumgartner and Sherry Younger." mirror wills legal definition :: n. the wills of a husband and wife which are ident ... d each names the other as executor. clean hands doctrine latin :: n. a rule of law that a person coming to court wit ... ices. See also: affirmative defense sine qua non only relates to contract law :: (see-nay kwah nahn) prep. Latin for "without which ... qua non of the injury to Playmate. Other Law Terms - Hhabeas corpus :: (hay-bee-us core-puss) n. Latin for "you have the ... nality of a state court conviction.habitable :: adj. referring to a residence that is safe and can ... rent. See also: landlord and tenant habitual criminal :: n. under the statutes of many states, a person who ... r any further criminal convictions. half blood :: 1) adj. sharing one parent only. 2) n. a half brot ... icularly Native American and white. harass :: (either harris or huh-rass) v. systematic and/or c ... also: harassment sexual harassment harassment :: (either harris-meant or huh-rass-meant) n. the act ... See also: harass sexual harassment harmless error :: n. an error by a judge in the conduct of a trial w ... ar to be harmless." See also: error head of household :: n. 1) in federal income tax law, the person filing ... n or daughter. 3) "head of family." headnote :: n. the summary of the key legal points determined ... not the court's. See also: reports hearing :: n. any proceeding before a judge or other magistra ... e hearing preliminary hearing trial hearsay :: n. 1) second-hand evidence in which the witness is ... t or gossip. See also: hearsay rule hearsay rule :: n. the basic rule that testimony or documents whic ... interest dying declaration hearsay heat of passion :: n. in a criminal case, when the accused was in an ... oing. See also: manslaughter murder heir :: n. one who acquires property upon the death of ano ... y pretermitted heir succession will heir apparent :: n. the person who is expected to receive a share o ... isinherited by will. See also: heir heiress :: n. feminine heir, often used to denote a woman who ... in the "department store heiress." heirs of the body :: n. descendants of one's bloodline, such as childre ... nal owner. See also: heir reversion held :: v. decided or ruled, as "the court held that the c ... See also: decision judgment ruling hereditament :: n. any kind of property which can be inherited. Th ... till found in some wills and deeds. hidden asset :: n. an item of value which does not show on the boo ... ets on a profit and loss statement. |