versari in re illicita
versari in re illicita (v[schwa]r-sair-I in ree i-lis-[schwa]-t[schwa]). [Latin] To be engaged in an unlawful activity (as a bar to a claim for damages).
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criminal coercion
Coercion intended to restrict another’s freedom of action by: (1) threatening to commit a criminal act against that person; (2) threatening to accuse that person of having committed a criminal act; (3) threatening to expose a secret that either would subject the victim to hatred, contempt, or ridicule or would impair the victim’s credit or
super statuto de articulis cleri
super statuto de articulis cleri (s[y]oo-p[schwa]r st[schwa]-t[y]oo-toh dee ahr-tik-y[schwa]-lis kleer-I), n. [Law Latin] Hist. A writ against a sheriff who unlawfully distrains goods.
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steal
steal, vb. 1. To take (personal property) illegally with the intent to keep it unlawfully. [Cases: Larceny 1. C.J.S. Larceny §§ 1(1, 2), 9.] 2. To take (something) by larceny, embezzlement, or false pretenses.
rout
rout n. (1)骚动 三人或三人以上已经非法集会之后以图实施非法计划扰乱社会治安。该行为是介于非法集会〔unlawful assembly〕和暴乱〔riot〕之间的状态，而实践中多以非法集会来起诉。构成此罪，不要求共同意图已实行，也不要求在去实行共同计划的过程中有破坏社会治安的具体行为。该罪在英国普通法中是轻罪，美国现代制定法已废除了该罪。 (2)骚乱的人群 尤指惊恐逃散的混乱人群。
usury
usury (yoo-zh[schwa]-ree), n. 1. Historically, the lending of money with interest. 2. Today, the charging of an illegal rate of interest. 3. An illegally high rate of interest. — Also termed illegal interest; unlawful interest. [Cases: Banks and Banking 181; Building and Loan Associations 33; Usury 1. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 470, 680–681; Building
trespasser
trespasser. One who commits a trespass; one who intentionally and without consent or privilege enters another’s property. • In tort law, a landholder owes no duty to unforeseeable trespassers. Cf. INVITEE; LICENSEE(2). [Cases: Trespass 9. C.J.S. Trespass § 12.] “The word ‘trespasser’ has an ugly sound, but it covers the wicked and the innocent. The
enormia
enormia (i-nor-mee-[schwa]), n. [Latin] Common-law pleading. Unlawful or wrongful acts; wrongs. • This word, esp. as part of the phrase et alia enormia (“and other outrages”), appeared regularly in writs and declarations of trespass.
gun jumping
gun-jumping. Slang. The act of unlawfully soliciting the public’s purchase of securities before the SEC approves a registration statement; the making of offers after the filing of a registration statement, but before its effective date, when such offers violate the Securities Act. — Also termed conditioning the market. See REGISTRATION STATEMENT.