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Legal Language
Vocab Lesson 22
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English
10th Grade
01/27/2011

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Amicus Curiae
Definition
A friend of the court; lawyer or layman who advises the court on a legal matter
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Arson
Definition
crime of setting fire to property in order to collect insurance
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barrister
Definition
lawyer in England
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Embezzle
Definition
to steal money that was entrusted to your care
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Extradition
Definition
turning over a fugitive from one jurisdiction to another.
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habeas corpus
Definition
a court order requiring that a prisoner be produced to determine the legality of his imprisonment
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Immaterial
Definition
without substance, unimportant
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Incarcerate
Definition
to jail, confine
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Indeterminate
Definition
indefinite, having inexact limits
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larceny
Definition
theft
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litigious
Definition
quarrelsome; given to carrying on lawsuits
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miscreant
Definition
villain, criminal, evil person
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perpetrator
Definition
a person who commits an offense
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Plagiarism
Definition
passing off someone else's writings or ideas as your own
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Probation
Definition
a period of testing or trial
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