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  2. Glossary of law - Wikipedia

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    At common law, this was the name of a mixed action (springing from the earlier personal action of ejectione firmae) which lay for the recovery of the possession of land, and for damages for the unlawful detention of its possession. The action was highly fictitious, being in theory only for the recovery of a term for years, and brought by a ...

  3. Opposite - Wikipedia

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    The term antonym (and the related antonymy) is commonly taken to be synonymous with opposite, but antonym also has other more restricted meanings. Graded (or gradable) antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite and which lie on a continuous spectrum (hot, cold).

  4. Theft - Wikipedia

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    Stealing in excess of $25,000 is usually a class B felony (sentence: 5–15 years), [94] while any other felony stealing (not including the felonies of burglary or robbery) that does not involve chemicals is a class C felony (sentence: up to 7 years). Non-felony stealing is a class A misdemeanor (sentence: up to 1 year).

  5. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    to kill and cut up an animal for meat to kill messily, or someone who does so one who cuts and sells meat to make a big mess of things; botch ("butcher it up"; "I butchered the spelling") butchery (n.) slaughterhouse, abattoir a cruel massacre a butcher's trade a botch butt (n.) (n.) the (larger) end of anything, a stub; also, a cigarette

  6. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    the law of the country in which an action is brought out lex lata: the carried law The law as it has been enacted. lex loci: the law of the place The law of the country, state, or locality where the matter under litigation took place. Usually used in contract law, to determine which laws govern the contract. / ˈ l ɛ k s ˈ l oʊ s aɪ / lex ...

  7. Steal - Wikipedia

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    The Steal, a 2006 album by The Steal; The Steal, a 1995 British comedy thriller film; a discount; Steal, a gameplay element in the reality franchise series The Voice "Steal", a 2014 song by Spandau Ballet; Stealer: The Treasure Keeper, a 2023 South Korean television series "Stealing" (Ty Dolla Sign song), a 2016 song from the mixtape Campaign.

  8. List of legal abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of abbreviations used in law and legal documents. It is common practice in legal documents to cite other publications by using standard abbreviations for the title of each source. Abbreviations may also be found for common words or legal phrases.

  9. Fence (criminal) - Wikipedia

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    The government passed a law in which illegal smugglers who traded with foreigners without the consent of the government would be punished with exile to the border for military service. [ 28 ] In areas where military troops were stationed, stealing and selling military property would result in more severe punishment.