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  • 1Common sense often makes good law. — Common sense often makes good law. Common sense often makes good law. Justice William O. Douglas Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …

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  • 2Good Law — Buddhism …

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  • 3good faith — n [translation of Latin bona fides]: honesty, fairness, and lawfulness of purpose: absence of any intent to defraud, act maliciously, or take unfair advantage filed the suit in good faith negotiating in good faith see also good faith exception …

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  • 4law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …

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  • 5good cause — see cause 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. good cause n. A good reas …

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  • 6Good Samaritan law — n: a law providing immunity from liability to a good samaritan (as an off duty physician) whose negligent administration of aid causes injury Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. Good Samaritan law …

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  • 7good title — see title Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. good title n. A title to p …

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  • 8good Samaritan — good sa·mar·i·tan / sə mar ə tən/ n [from the good Samaritan in the New Testament parable (Luke 10:30–37)]: one who voluntarily renders aid to another in distress although under no duty to do so Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …

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  • 9good time — n: a deduction for good behavior made from a convict s term of imprisonment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. good time …

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  • 10good — 1 adj bet·ter, best 1: commercially sound or reliable a good risk 2 a: valid or effectual under the law b: free of defects 3 a: characterized by honesty and fairness b: conforming to a standard of vi …

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