A crime that is divided into various degrees of severity with corresponding levels of punishment, such as murder (first-degree and second-degree) or assault (simple and aggravated). See DEGREE(2). [Cases: Criminal Law 28. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 9, 13.]
equity of redemption. Real estate. The right of a mortgagor in default to recover property before a foreclosure sale by paying the principal, interest, and other costs that are due. • A defaulting mortgagor with an equity of redemption has the right, until the foreclosure sale, to reimburse the mortgagee and cure the default. In
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Punishment that increases in severity when a person is convicted of the same offense more than once.
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prison breach. A prisoner’s forcible breaking and departure from a place of lawful confinement; the offense of escaping from confinement in a prison or jail. • Prison breach has traditionally been distinguished from escape by the presence of force, but some jurisdictions have abandoned this distinction. — Also termed prison breaking; breach of prison. Cf.
emotional distress. A highly unpleasant mental reaction (such as anguish, grief, fright, humiliation, or fury) that results from another person’s conduct; emotional pain and suffering. • Emotional distress, when severe enough, can form a basis for the recovery of tort damages. — Also termed emotional harm; mental anguish; mental distress; mental suffering. See INTENTIONAL INFLICTION
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extreme cruelty 极度残忍；极端虐待 它可作为离婚理由，与「残忍与非人道的待遇」〔cruel and inhuman treatment〕以及「无可忍受的暴戾」〔intolerable severity〕同义，指以人身伤害或身体施暴方式致其生理或心理健康受损或足以导致婚姻目的消灭的行为。
intromission (in-tr[schwa]-mish-[schwa]n). 1. The transactions of an employee or agent with funds provided by an employer or principal; loosely, dealing in the funds of another. 2. Scots law. The act of handling or dealing with the affairs or property of another; the possession of another’s property, with or without legal authority. legal intromission. Scots law.
warning. The pointing out of a danger, esp. to one who would not otherwise be aware of it. • State and federal laws (such as 21 USCA § 825) require warning labels to be placed on potentially dangerous materials, such as drugs and equipment. [Cases: Products Liability 14. C.J.S. Products Liability §§ 25–29.] adequate warning.
A warning that reasonably alerts a product’s average user to a potential hazard, and the nature and extent of the danger. • Four elements have been articulated as comprising an adequate warning: (1) notice that a severe hazard exists, (2) a description of the hazard’s nature, (3) a description of the hazard’s possible conse-quences, and