Lesson 38- Legal Language 3 Flashcards by Natasha's F | Brainscape

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Abscond

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To run away and hide to escape the law

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Abnegation

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Giving up of rights; self-denial

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Affidavit

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Written statement made on oath

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Altercation

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A quarrel

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Battery

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Illegal beating

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Bequest

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A gift specified in a will

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Cause célèbre

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A celebrated law case, trial, or controversy

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Caveat emptor

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Let the buyer beware

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Codicil

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An addition to a will

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Contiguous

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Adjacent; touching

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Contraband

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Goods forbidden by law to be exported.

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Contumacious

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Disobedient

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Disenfranchise

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To deprive the rights of citizenship

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Injunction

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A command or order

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Jurisprudence

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A system of laws

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