clean-hands doctrine. The principle that a party cannot seek equitable relief or assert an equitable defense if that party has violated an equitable principle, such as good faith. • Such a party is described as having “unclean hands.” For example, § 8 of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act contains an unclean-hands provision that forbids […]
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reextent. Hist. A second extent made upon complaint that the earlier extent was improper. See EXTENT.
motion to transfer venue. A request that the court transfer the case to another district or county, usu. because the original venue is improper under the applicable venue rules or because of local prejudice. See VENUE; CHANGE OF VENUE . [Cases: Criminal Law 115–144; Federal Courts 141; Venue 58. C.J.S. Corporations § 252; Criminal Law
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unfaithful a. 不忠实的；不守信的；不诚实的 具有「恶意」〔bad faith〕的特征，但并非与「不法」〔illegal〕同义，后者指违法或与法律相对立；也不与「不适当」〔improper〕同义，后者指一个普通的合理谨慎的人，在当时情况下本不会从事此类行为。
reprimand, n. In professional responsibility, a form of disciplinary action — imposed after trial or formal charges — that declares the lawyer’s conduct improper but does not limit his or her right to practice law; a mild form of lawyer discipline that does not restrict the lawyer’s ability to practice law. [Cases: Attorney and Client
leading case. 1. A judicial decision that first definitively settled an important legal rule or principle and that has since been often and consistently followed. • An example is Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602 (1966) (creating the exclusionary rule for evidence improperly obtained from a suspect being interrogated while in police
Counterfeit Access Device and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984. A federal statute that criminalizes various computer-related activities such as accessing without permission a computer system belonging to a bank or the federal government, or using that access to improperly obtain anything of value. 18 USCA § 1030.
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An accusation against another for an improper purpose and without probable cause. See MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. [Cases: Malicious Prosecution 15, 26. C.J.S. Malicious Prosecution or Wrongful Litigation §§ 23, 38.]
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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.