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| habeas corpus |
(hay-bee-us core-puss) n. Latin for "you have the body," it |
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| habitable |
adj. referring to a residence that is safe and can be occup |
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| half blood |
1) adj. sharing one parent only. 2) n. a half brother or ha |
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| harass |
(either harris or huh-rass) v. systematic and/or continual |
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| harassment |
(either harris-meant or huh-rass-meant) n. the act of syste |
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| harmless error |
n. an error by a judge in the conduct of a trial which an a |
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| headnote |
n. the summary of the key legal points determined by an app |
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| hearing |
n. any proceeding before a judge or other magistrate (such |
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| hearsay |
n. 1) second-hand evidence in which the witness is not tell |
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| hearsay rule |
n. the basic rule that testimony or documents which quote p |
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| heat of passion |
n. in a criminal case, when the accused was in an uncontrol |
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| heir |
n. one who acquires property upon the death of another, bas |
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| heir apparent |
n. the person who is expected to receive a share of the est |
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| heiress |
n. feminine heir, often used to denote a woman who has rece |
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| held |
v. decided or ruled, as "the court held that the contract w |
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| hereditament |
n. any kind of property which can be inherited. This is old |
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| hidden asset |
n. an item of value which does not show on the books of a b |
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| highway |
n. any public street, road, turnpike or canal which any mem |
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| hit and run |
n. the crime of a driver of a vehicle who is involved in a |
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| hobby loss |
n. in income tax, a loss from a business activity engaged i |
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| hold harmless |
n. a promise to pay any costs or claims which may result fr |
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| holder |
n. a general term for anyone in possession of property, but |
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| holding |
1) n. any ruling or decision of a court. 2) n. any real pro |
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| holding company |
n. a company, usually a corporation, which is created to ow |
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| home rule |
n. the power of a local city or county to set up its own sy |
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| homestead |
1) n. the house and lot of a homeowner which the head of th |
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| hometowned |
adv. legalese for a lawyer or client suffering discriminati |
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| homicide |
n. the killing of a human being due to the act or omission |
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| hornbook law |
n. lawyer lingo for a fundamental and well-accepted legal p |
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| hostile witness |
n. technically an "adverse witness" in a trial who is found |
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| hot pursuit |
n. when a law enforcement officer is so close behind the al |
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| hotchpot |
n. the putting together, blending or mixing of various prop |
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| house counsel |
n. any attorney who works only for a particular business. |
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| household |
n. a family living together, all of whom need not be relate |
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| hung jury |
n. slang for a hopelessly deadlocked jury in a criminal cas |
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| hypothecate |
v. from Greek for "pledge," a generic term for using proper |
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