street. A road or public thoroughfare used for travel in an urban area, including the pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, and other areas within the street lines. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 658. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 1451–1452.] “Strictly speaking, a ‘street’ is a public thoroughfare in an urban community such as a city, town, or village, and […]
oppression. 1. The act or an instance of unjustly exercising authority or power. 2. An offense consisting in the abuse of discretionary authority by a public officer who has an improper motive, as a result of which a person is injured. • This offense does not include extortion, which is typically a more serious crime.
A note for which multiple makers are jointly and severally liable for repayment, meaning that the payee may legally look to all the makers, or any one of them, for payment of the entire debt. See joint and several liability under LIABILITY. [Cases: Bills and Notes 120. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit§§ 81,
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frank-law. Hist. The rights and privileges of a citizen or freeman; specif., the condition of being legally capable of giving an oath (esp. as a juror or witness). See LEGALIS HOMO. “Frank law … may be understood from Bracton’s description of the consequences of losing it, among which the principal one was, that the parties
Eighth Amendment 〈美〉美国宪法第八条修正案 该修正案于1791年作为《权利法案》〔Bill of Rights〕的组成部分获通过。它规定不得科处过多的保释金、过重的罚金和处以残酷而异常的刑罚，这一规定为联邦刑事司法处刑的严厉性提供了唯一的实体上的限制。1962年该规定首次被扩展适用于州。
intoxication, n. A diminished ability to act with full mental and physical capabilities because of alcohol or drug consumption; drunkenness. See Model Penal Code § 2.08. [Cases: Criminal Law 52–57; Homicide 821; Negligence 239, 535(14). C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 109–113; Negligence §§ 128–129, 252.] — intoxicate, vb. culpable intoxication. See voluntary intoxication. involuntary intoxication. The
heirloom. 1. An item of personal property that by local custom, contrary to the usual legal rule, descends to the heir along with the inheritance, instead of passing to the executor or administrator of the last owner. • Traditional examples are an ancestor’s suit of armor, family portraits, title deeds, and keys. Blackstone gave a
intestate law. The relevant statute governing succession to estates of those who die without a valid will. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 6. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution § 8.]
enticement, n. 1. The act or an instance of wrongfully soliciting or luring a person to do something. 2. Hist. The tort of inducing a man’s wife to leave him or to remain away from him against his will. [Cases: Seduction 1–26. C.J.S. Torts §§ 88–89.]