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15 Cards in this Set
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secondary source |
In legal research, any publication that indexes, summarizes, orinterprets the law, such as a legal encyclopedia, a treatise, oran article in a law review. |
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Secretary of State |
An official with various duties, such as keeping records. |
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security interest |
Any interest in a property that secures the payment of anobligation. |
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self-defense |
The legally recognized privilege to protect oneself or one’sproperty against injury by another. The privilege of selfdefenseonly protects acts that are reasonably necessary toprotect oneself or one’s property. |
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self-incrimination |
The act of giving testimony that implicates one’s own guilt orparticipation in criminal wrong-doing. The Fifth Amendment tothe Constitution states that no person “shall be compelled inany criminal case to be a witness against himself.” |
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self-proving will |
A will which has been properly witnessed (by either two orthree witnesses depending on state laws) and the witnesseshave signed an affidavit before a Notary Public stating that allof the proper formalities of the will’s execution have beencomplied with. |
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self-regulation |
The regulation of the conduct of a professional group bymembers of the group. Self-regulation usually involves theestablishment of ethical or professional standards of behaviorwith which members of the group must comply. |
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sentence |
The punishment, or penalty, ordered by the court to be inflictedon a person convicted of a crime. |
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separate property |
Property that a spouse owned before the marriage, plusinheritances and gifts acquired by the spouse during themarriage. |
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service bypublication |
The act of delivering a writ or summons by publishing a noticein a newspaper. |
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service of process |
The delivery of the summons and the complaint to a defendant. |
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session law |
Law as officially published in volumes in which statutes areorganized chronologically by year or legislative session. |
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settlementagreement |
An out-of-court resolution to a legal dispute, which is agreed toby the parties in writing. A settlement agreement may bereached at any time prior to or during a trial. |
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settlement brochure |
An organized, persuasive presentation of facts, reports, andexhibits prepared and sent to the opposing side in litigation,forcing an evaluation of the plaintiff’s claim. |
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sexual harassment |
In the employment context, (1) hiring or granting of jobpromotions or other benefits in return for sexual favors (quidpro quo harassment) or (2) language or conduct that is sosexually offensive that it creates a hostile working environment(hostile-environment harassment). |
