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Legal Definitions
The legal process uses highly specialized language and terms. Ask about their definitions in this category.
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An order that shows that a person is in jail for a good reason?
It's called 'a writ of Habeas corpus.' You can ask a judge for one. He issues it, you take it to the jailer, and the jailer (or district attorney or police representative) appears in the judge's court and justifies the detention of the person in jail. If they can't justify detention to the judge's satisfaction (and the satisfaction of the law), and if there are no other pending charges, the judge may order the detainee to be set free.
Added: The above MAY be the answer that was being sought.
HOWEVER - another order that shows that person is in jail for a good reason, would be the commitment, or sentencing order AFTER they were found guilty and adjudicated by the court.
Does a person have to answer his or her door when a police officer knocks?
No, they may not forcibly enter your home without a warrant.
Let's say your music is too loud and they come over and knock at your door, you do not have to answer the door. It might be a good idea to turn down your music as to quicken their leave, but you are not required to answer regardless.
What does the legal term a reasonable person mean?
Reasonable means that it is Ok but not to good. it is sort of a maybe. 'A reasonable' is a different MATTER. it can work in a sentence like, "the man's penis was a reasonable item to have intercourse with'.
What is the Legal definition of grant leave?
Leave usually refers to a break from work. An employer would grant leave to an employee for holidays or a day off. It is particularly associated with the armed forces
What are the divorce property laws in South Carolina?
Marital property in a South Carolina divorce is divided in an equitable manner. Normally that ends up being a fifty fifty split but in some cases it can be as much as 60 to one and 40 to the other. Click on the link below for a full discussion on the division of marital property in South Carolina.
What does being disbarred mean to a lawyer?
The "bar" is the association of lawyers; to be "dis-barred" is to be thrown out of the group, and no longer allowed to practice law. This penalty is seldom used, and is only applied to lawyers who commit especially serious offenses against the rules of being a lawyer, which is a pretty low threshold.
For example, President Bill Clinton was disbarred not for his affair with Monica Lewinsky, but for lying about it to a grand jury.
According to Black's Law Dictionary an heir is a person who is entitled to inherit under the laws of intestacy. However, heir is also generally used to describe any person who inherits either by will or intestate succession.
Those fees are called Documentary Recordation Fees or simply 'recording fees'. Such fees are used by the land records offices to cover all the associated costs in maintaining the public records. Recording fees are charged for each instrument and tax stamps are required when property is transferred by deed in most jurisdictions. The fees collected for the tax stamps are usually turned over to the state.
The complaining party in a court case is the?
In a civil case they would be the plaintiff.
In a criminal case they would be the prosecution (the Crown).
In an appeal they would be the appellate.
What does continuity of possession mean?
Is the identification and continued safe possession of physical evidence from the moment it has been found to when it is accepted as evidence in court.
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A Sex Offender is any person of any age, sex, religion, or political party that for any reason has been convicted of any sex related crime; felony or a misdemeanor. These crimes do include rape they also include the following depending on where one lives; urinating in public; streaking; prostitution; oral sex; sex outside marriage; sex between consenting teenage; homosexual acts; anal sex; bestiality (even not involving animals); indecent exposure; self posting ones picture on the internet if one is seventeen years of age; etcetera.
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Webster's New World Law Dictionary offers a simpler definition:
"A person convicted of a sexual offense, such as rape, sexual assault, or lewdness. Some states require sexual offenders to be registered for life. Sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex is an offense in certain states."
emotional turmoil means emotional disturbance.. a sort of imbalance due to any situation.
What is an unwitting accomplice?
An accomplice is a co-conspirator or actor in the commission of a crime. A person who assists in the plan but does not carry out the crime is called a conspirator. A person who assists in the plan and carries out the crime along is an accomplice.
Legal definition of a grandfather clause as it applies to 1994 codes?
The typical "grandfather clause" relates to the applicability of the latest building code to things that were already installed under a previous code (i.e., previously allowed). You may need a waiver or to have the old work re-inspected for insurance reasons.
There are several situations that may arise:
# the work was done to 1947 code and is still "safe"; # the work was done in 1947 but not inspected or otherwise clearly safe; # the installer in 1947 ignored the code but did it "safe enough"; # the installation was never safe or done to code; # or, even though the work was done to 1947 code and is still "safe", the current code does not permit that type of wiring or structure in particularly hazardous circumstances. For example, a previous residential owner may have hired a licensed electrician in 1948 who did the installation to 1947 code, had it approved by an inspector, and it has never been modified. Over the years, the residence became used as a pre-school.
However, Life Safety Code 2007 may prohibit that type of wiring in a pre-school occupancy, and no intelligent fire marshal is going to jeopardize the safety of children intentionally. Therefore, even though the previous use was "grandfathered" for residential use, it may be prohibited (in the interest of public safety) for the present type of use, and should not be allowed to remain in the old condition. Depending upon the jurisdiction, the wiring may need to be replaced even if the use reverts to the previously permitted use because it no longer qualifies as "grandfathered" once it was converted to another use.
Similarly, your insurance company may balk at providing coverage for work that no longer meets code (stairs too narrow or steep, old furnace ducts, railings too short, etc), if you can afford to make upgrades and avoid known hazards.
Access by anybody to personal information about you, not done with your specific permission.
Under the law, any exceptions to this would have to be done with either your express or implied permission.
What does the legal term sustained mean?
Sustain is a term that is subject to several definitions.
In the context of trial practice, it refers to a judge agreeing that an attorney's objection is valid.
(e.g.: If an attorney asks a witness a question, and the opposing lawyer objects, saying the question is legally "improper" or some other objection, if the judge sustains the objection, the question cannot be answered nor asked again.)
In the context of appellate practice, an appelate court sustains a lower court judgment, if it leaves it intact, rather than overrules it.
What is the meaning of challenge?
Challenge is a object of a hard situation that your opponent wants to face you in a sort of game.
Challenge is not just a trouble but it has wider meanings. We generally label only those complexities a challenge which are noteworthy and from which we can overcome. A challenge is a difficulty that bears within it an opportunity for development. Once we triumph over a challenge we rise up to a higher level than before.
A challenge in law means that someone is questioning the veracity of something such as a legal document. For example, a child who is disinherited may challenge the will in court. Someone may challenge your authority.
What does read down mean in terms of law?
When the court gives the freedom of speech a narrow interpretation to bring it into line with the demands of theconstitution.
What is extra judicial killings?
A killing of a person by governmental authorities without the sanction of any judicial proceeding or legal process. So the person may have been killed by the government without having had a trial.
If an estate is intestate what happens?
In an intestate (without a will) estate the property passes to the decedent's heirs at law according to the laws of intestacy in any particular jurisdiction.
See the website below for access to State Intestacy Laws in the US. Click on your state. Then you can read the text of your state law that governs inheritance by heirs-at-law from intestate estates.
What is a law that punishes you for somthing illegal today but was legal when you did it?
A Government can pass a law that makes a legal something into something that is illegal. One instance is the anti-smoking law passed by the British Government - it is now illegal to smoke in a public house, on a bus, and in many other places.
When filing for a pardon what does without merit mean?
In a legal term, without merit means without proof, backing, substantiated support. If someone suesÊanother person, and evidence is lacking to prove theÊclaim, the case is dismissed.Ê
How do you petition a court to become the executor of estate?
You fill out an application at the probate court. If there are no objections, the court will grant letters of authority.
What is a grantor and what is a grantee?
The "grantee" is the person or organization to which the specified rights are given.
Example: The person giving a Power of Attorney is the "grantor", the person receiving/accepting the POA is the "grantee".
