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amicus curiae
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a friend of the court; a lawyer or layman who advises the court on a legal matter
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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 from one jurisdiction to another
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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 imprisonment; a procedure lawyers use to get clients out of illegal detention
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immaterial
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without substance; unimportant
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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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litigious
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quarrelsome; given to carrying lawsuits
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miscreant
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villain; criminal; evil person
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perpetrator
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a person who commits an offense
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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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