encourage
encourage, vb. Criminal law. To instigate; to incite to action; to embolden; to help. See AID AND ABET.
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abettor
abettor. A person who aids, encourages, or assists in the commission of a crime. — Also spelled abetter. — Also termed (archaically) abettator. See principal in the second degree under PRINCIPAL; [Cases: Criminal Law 59. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 127, 998.]
donation land
Land granted from the public domain to an individual as a gift, usu. as a reward for services or to encourage settlement in a remote area. • The term was initially used in Pennsylvania to reward Revolutionary War soldiers. Cf. certificate land. [Cases: Public Lands 45. C.J.S. Public Lands §§ 67–70.]
subinfeudation
subinfeudation (s[schwa]b-in-fyoo-day-sh[schwa]n), n. Hist. The system under which the tenants in a feudal system granted smaller estates to their tenants, who in turn did the same from their pieces of land. • As this system proceeded down the social scale, the lords were deprived of their feudal profits, as a result of which the system
deliberative process privilege
A privilege permitting the government to withhold documents relating to policy formulation to encourage open and independent discussion among those who develop government policy. [Cases: Witnesses 216(1). C.J.S. Witnesses §§ 361–364, 366–367.]
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reception
reception. The adoption in whole or in part of the law of one jurisdiction by another jurisdiction. • In the legal idiom, it is most common to speak of the reception of Roman law. “In many parts of Europe monarchs encouraged a ‘reception’ of Roman law at the expense of medieval customary systems. On the
joint trespass
A trespass that two or more persons have united in committing, or that some have actually committed while others commanded, encouraged, or directed it. [Cases: Trespass 31. C.J.S. Trespass §§ 3, 34.]
municipal aid
municipal aid. Financial or other assistance provided by a municipality to a private business, usu. to encourage it to relocate to the municipality. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 872. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 1610–1615, 1618–1619.]
friendly parent law
friendly-parent law. A statute that requires or allows a judge to consider as a factor in awarding custody the extent to which one parent encourages or thwarts the child’s relationship with the other parent.
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