ambitus
ambitus (am-bi-t[schwa]s), n. [Latin ambitus “deviousness, corruption”] Hist. The procuring of a public office by money or gifts; the unlawful buying and selling of a public office.
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blackmail
blackmail, n. 1. A threatening demand made without justification; EXTORTION. Cf. FEEMAIL; GRAYMAIL; GREENMAIL(1), (2). [Cases: Extortion and Threats 25. 1. C.J.S. Threats and Unlawful Communications §§ 2–20.] — blackmail, vb. “[Blackmail is] a certain rate of Money, Corn, Cattle, or other consideration, paid to some inhabiting upon, or near the borders, being persons of
sexual offense
An offense involving unlawful sexual conduct, such as prostitution, indecent exposure, incest, pederasty, and bestiality.
feticide
feticide (fee-t[schwa]-sId). 1. The act or an instance of killing a fetus, usu. by assaulting and battering the mother; esp., the act of unlawfully causing the death of a fetus. 2. An intentionally induced miscarriage. — Also spelled foeticide. — Also termed child destruction. Cf. INFANTICIDE (1). — feticidal, adj.
picketing
picketing. The demonstration by one or more persons outside a business or organization to protest the entity’s activities or policies and to pressure the entity to meet the protesters’ demands; esp., an employees’ demonstration aimed at publicizing a labor dispute and influencing the public to withhold business from the employer. • Picketing is usu. considered
tortious interference with contractual relations
tortious interference with contractual relations. A third party’s intentional inducement of a contracting party to break a contract, causing damage to the relationship between the contracting parties. — Also termed unlawful interference with contractual relations; interference with a contractual relationship; interference with contract; inducement of breach of contract; procurement of breach of contract. [Cases: Master
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forcible entry
forcible entry. 1. The act or an instance of violently and unlawfully taking possession of lands and tenements against the will of those in lawful possession. 2. The act of entering land in another’s possession by the use of force against another or by breaking into the premises.
willful murder
The unlawful and intentional killing of another without excuse or mitigating circumstances.
conventicle
conventicle (k[schwa]n-ven-t[schwa]-k[schwa]l). [fr. Latin conventiculum “small assembly”] 1. An assembly of a clandestine or unlawful character. 2. An assembly for religious worship; esp., a secret meeting for worship not sanctioned by law. 3. A place where such meetings are held.
impairing the morals of a minor
impairing the morals of a minor. The offense of an adult’s engaging in sex-related acts, short of intercourse, with a minor. • Examples of this conduct are fondling, taking obscene photographs, and showing pornographic materials. — Also termed unlawful sexual conduct with a minor; corrupting; corruption of a minor. Cf. CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF
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