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amicus curiae
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a friend of the court
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arson
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the crime of setting fire to property in order to collect insurance
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barrister
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lawyer in England
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embezzle
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to steal money that was entrusted to your care.
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extradition
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turning over a fugitive.
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habeas corpus
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a court order requiring that a prisoner be produced to determine the legality of his imprisonments.
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immparterial
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without substance; unimportance
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incarcerate
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to jail;confine
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indeterminate
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having inexact limits; indefinite
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larceny
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theft
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litiglous
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quarrelsome;given to carrying on lawsuits
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miscreant
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villain
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perpetrator
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one who commits the crime
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plagiarism
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passing off someone else's writings or ideas as your own
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probation
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a period of testing or trial
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