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15 Cards in this Set
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Abrogate
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To bring something to a close or end. Cut something off prematurely/cancel.
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Ameliorate
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"To improve." In a legal context, it might mean to update or renew an old law. Another example would be a court working to ameliorate a victims suffering.
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Capital Offences
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A crime that is punishable by death or severe corporal punishment, though only in some legal jurisdictions.
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Derogate
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To take away or detract from something or someone. For example, you could derogate certain rights away from from someone.
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Dissemination
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To pass on/spread information or ideas widely, usually to a public.
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Entrench
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To "entrench" something, means to place it within protection for a purpose. In constitutional law, for example, it means to protect or guarantee an inalienable right or freedom, by mandating that it can only be altered by a direct amendment to the Charter.
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Extradition
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Giving up the accused person to another (usually foreign) jurisdiction to stand trial.
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Franchise
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Quite simply, in legal terms, the right to vote.
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Freedom
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The absence of restriction or control. The ability to able to perform an action without interference from anybody, though it may not be your "right" to do so. For example you may have freedom to associate with whomever you choose, however that doesn't mean you have a right to associate yourself with a group that is widely known for car theft and larceny. A freedom has reasonable limits, a right less so.
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Inalienable Rights
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Legal entitlements to certain things, that are absolutely guaranteed and are non-transferable, nor surrendered.
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Interveners
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Third-party participants in the proceeding. Also called called Amicus Curiae which is Latin for "friends of the court."
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Invoke
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To use or utilize a law or set of laws by bringing them into effect.
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Notwithstanding Clause
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Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Allows the federal and provincial government bodies to pass legislation that goes against the Charter Sections 2 and Sub-sections 7-15.
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Override
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For something or someone to prevail over something or someone else. For example the Charter overrides all other laws.
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Right
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An entitlement to something. In a legal hemisphere, it refers to entitlements that a citizen can expect from their government. Rights are more firmly set in stone than freedoms are. For example, the right to a fair trial is not negotiable.
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