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ob defectum haeredis
ob defectum haeredis (ob di-fek-t[schwa]m h[schwa]-ree-dis). [Law Latin] Hist. On account of a failure of heirs.
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shelter
shelter, n. 1. A place of refuge providing safety from danger, attack, or observation. homeless shelter. A privately or publicly operated residential facility providing overnight accommodation free of charge to homeless people. • Most homeless shelters accept occupants on a first-come-first-served basis and are open only from early evening to early morning. Those that serve
cash transaction report
cash-transaction report. IRS Form 4789, which requires banks and other financial institutions to report cash transactions above a certain amount. [Cases: Internal Revenue 4473. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §§ 631–632.]
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internal revenue service
Internal Revenue Service. A unit in the U.S. Department of the Treasury responsible for enforcing and administering the internal-revenue laws and other tax laws except those relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives. — Abbr. IRS. [Cases: Internal Revenue 3003, 4440–4443. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §§ 4, 607–611, 616, 618.]
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consent calendar
consent calendar. 1. Family law. A schedule of informal hearings involving a child, usu. arranged when it appears that the child’s best interests will be served if the case is heard informally. • The child and all interested parties must first consent before the case goes on the consent calendar. [Cases: Infants 203. C.J.S. Infants
decurio
decurio (di-kyoor-ee-oh), n. [Latin “a decurion”] Roman law. A municipal senator belonging to a municipal council responsible for managing the internal affairs of the municipality.
black rage insanity defense
An insanity defense based on an African-American’s violent eruption of anger induced at least partly by racial tensions. • This defense was first used in the mid-1990s.
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in jure
in jure (in joor-ee). [Latin “in law”] 1. According to the law. 2. Roman law. Before the praetor or other magistrate. • In jure referred to the first stage of a Roman formulary trial, held before the praetor or other judicial magistrate for the purpose of establishing the legal issues and their competence. Evidence was
boteless
boteless (boht-l[schwa]s), adj. 1. Hist. Of or relating to an offense that cannot be expiated or otherwise remedied by the payment of a fine, the offender being required to suffer loss of liberty or life. • Boteless offenses appeared in Anglo-Saxon Britain about A.D. 700. They appear to have involved treason or violence against the