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21Unborn Victims of Violence Act — The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 (Public Law 108 212) is a United States law which recognizes a child in utero as a legal victim, if he or she is injured or killed during the commission of any of over 60 listed federal crimes of… …
22Involuntary commitment — For involuntary treatment in non hospital settings, see involuntary treatment. Involuntary commitment or civil commitment is a legal process through which an individual with symptoms of severe mental illness is court ordered into treatment in a… …
23Offences Against The Person Act 1861 — The Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (24 25 Vict. c.100) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It consolidated provisions related to offences against the person (an expression which, in particular,… …
24battery — bat·tery / ba tə rē, trē/ n [Old French batterie beating, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere]: the crime or tort of intentionally or recklessly causing offensive physical contact or bodily harm (as by striking or by administering a poison… …
25James v. United States (2007) — SCOTUSCase Litigants=James v. United States ArgueDate=November 7 ArgueYear=2006 DecideDate=April 18 DecideYear=2007 FullName=Alphonso James v. United States of America USVol= USPage= Citation= Docket=05 9264 Prior=Conviction affirmed by the… …
26Anti-discrimination laws in Brazil — Brazil This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Brazil …
27Culpable homicide — Criminal law Part of …
28TAKKANOT — (Heb. תַּקָּנוֹת pl.; sing. תַּקָּנָה). This article is arranged according to the following outline: definition and substance legislation in the halakhah nature of halakhic legislation rules of legislation role of the public annulment of takkanot …
29force — 1 n 1: a cause of motion, activity, or change intervening force: a force that acts after another s negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another: intervening cause at cause irresistible force: an unforeseeable event esp …
30Insurance fraud — Criminal law Part …
