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Today's Terms
Search warrant
Definition:
An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff, constable, or other officer to search a specified location.
Circumstantial evidence
Definition:
All evidence of an indirect nature. Testimony not based on actual personal knowledge or observation of the facts in controversy.
Manslaughter
Definition:
A person recklessly causes the death of another, or acting under extreme emotional disturbance, causes the death of another, or acting under circumstances when a person reasonably believes the circumstances provide a legal justification or excuse for his conduct constitutes manslaughter.
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