instance, n. 1. An example or occurrence (there were 55 instances of reported auto theft in this small community last year). 2. The act of instituting legal proceedings (court of first instance). 3. Urgent solicitation or insistence (she applied for the job at the instance of her friend). instance, vb. To illustrate by example; to […]
proxy statement. An informational document that accompanies a proxy solicitation and explains a proposed action (such as a merger) by the corporation. [Cases: Corporations 198(3); Securities Regulation 49.19. C.J.S. Corporations § 394; Securities Regulation §§ 232, 234.]
Massiah rule. The principle that an attempt to elicit incriminating statements (usu. not during a formal interrogation) from a suspect whose right to counsel has attached but who has not waived that right violates the Sixth Amendment. Massiah v. United States, 377 U.S. 201, 84 S.Ct. 1199 (1964). See DELIBERATE ELICITATION.
seduction. The offense that occurs when a man entices a woman of previously chaste character to have unlawful intercourse with him by means of persuasion, solicitation, promises, or bribes, or other means not involving force. • Many states have abolished this offense for persons over the age of legal consent. Traditionally, the parent of a
A step toward the commission of another crime, the step in itself being serious enough to merit punishment. • The three inchoate offenses are attempt, conspiracy, and solicitation. The term is sometimes criticized (see quot. below). — Also termed anticipatory offense; inchoate crime; preliminary crime. [Cases: Conspiracy 23.1; Criminal Law 44. C.J.S. Conspiracy §§ 98,
anticipatory offense 不完整罪 指以进一步犯罪为目的的犯罪，包括犯罪未遂〔attempt〕、犯罪共谋〔conspiracy〕、犯罪教唆〔solicitation〕，这些行为本身就是犯罪。 (=inchoate offense)
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The intent to accomplish the precise criminal act that one is later charged with. • At common law, the specific-intent crimes were robbery, assault, larceny, burglary, forgery, false pretenses, embezzlement, attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy. — Also termed criminal intent. See SPECIFIC-INTENT DEFENSE. [Cases: Criminal Law 20. Criminal Law §§ 31–33, 35–39; Negligence § 913.]
ambulance-chasing. A blatant form of solicitation in which the lawyer (either personally or through an agent) urges injured people to employ the lawyer to represent them.
prospectus (pr[schwa]-spek-t[schwa]s). A printed document that describes the main features of an enterprise (esp. a corporation’s business) and that is distributed to prospective buyers or investors; esp., a written description of a securities offering. • Under SEC regulations, a publicly traded corporation must provide a prospectus before offering to sell stock in the corporation. Pl.
patronizing a prostitute. The offense of requesting or securing the performance of a sex act for a fee; PROSTITUTION. Cf. SOLICITATION(3).
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