derivative contraband
Property whose possession becomes unlawful when it is used in committing an illegal act. Cf. contraband per se.
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felonious homicide
Homicide committed unlawfully, without legal justification or excuse. • This is the category into which murder and manslaughter fall.
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nefastus
nefastus (ni-fas-t[schwa]s), n. [Latin ne “not” + fastus “lawful for public business”] Roman law. A day when it is unlawful to open the courts, administer justice, or hold public assemblies. • The priests in charge of supervising the laws and religious observances established an official calendar, on which certain days, marked “nefasti,” were to be
chevisance
chevisance (chev-[schwa]-zints). [Law French] Hist. 1. A composition; an agreement between a creditor and a debtor. See COMPOSITION. 2. An unlawful or usurious contract; esp., a contract intended to evade the statutes prohibiting usury.
piracy
piracy, n. 1. Robbery, kidnapping, or other criminal violence committed at sea. [Cases: Criminal Law 45.50.] 2. A similar crime committed aboard a plane or other vehicle; hijacking. [Cases: Aviation 16. C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace §§ 284–285, 287.] air piracy. The crime of using force or threat to seize control of an aircraft; the hijacking
kidnapping
kidnapping. 1. At common law, the crime of forcibly abducting a person from his or her own country and sending the person to another. • This offense amounted to false imprisonment aggravated by moving the victim to another country. 2. The crime of seizing and taking away a person by force or fraud. — Also
insurrection
insurrection. A violent revolt against an oppressive authority, usu. a government. “Insurrection is distinguished from rout, riot, and offense connected with mob violence by the fact that in insurrection there is an organized and armed uprising against authority or operations of government, while crimes growing out of mob violence, however serious they may be and
damnatus
damnatus (dam-nay-t[schwa]s), n. [fr. Latin damnare “to condemn”] 1. Roman law. A person condemned, esp. in a capital case. 2. Hist. Something prohibited by law; something that is unlawful, as in damnatus coitus (“unlawful sexual connection”).
discount
discount, n. 1. A reduction from the full amount or value of something, esp. a price. 2. An advance deduction of interest when a person lends money on a note, bill of exchange, or other commercial paper, resulting in its present value. See PRESENT VALUE. 3. The amount by which a security’s market value is
moral duress
An unlawful coercion to perform by unduly influencing or taking advantage of the weak financial position of another. • Moral duress focuses on the inequities of a situation while economic duress focuses on the lack of will or capacity of the person being influenced.