disregard of law

  • 61nonfeasance — non·fea·sance /ˌnän fēz əns/ n [non + obsolete English feasance doing, execution, from Anglo French fesance, from Old French faisance act, from fais , stem of faire to do, from Latin facere]: the failure or omission to do something that should be …

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  • 62gross negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. gross negligence …

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  • 63dismiss — dis·miss vt 1: to remove from position or service dismiss ed the employee 2: to bring about or order the dismissal of (an action) the suit was dismiss ed vi: to bring about or order a dismissal the pla …

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  • 64reckless — reck·less adj: characterized by the creation of a substantial and unjustifiable risk to the lives, safety, or rights of others and by a conscious and sometimes wanton and willful disregard for or indifference to that risk that is a gross… …

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  • 65special circumstances — In criminal cases, particularly homicides, actions of the accused or the situation under which the crime was committed for which state statutes allow or require imposition of a more severe punishment. Special circumstances in murder cases may… …

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  • 66instrumentality rule — A principle of corporate law that permits a court to disregard the corporate existence of a subsidiary corporation when it is operated solely for the benefit of the parent corporation, which controls and directs the activities of the subsidiary… …

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  • 67ignore — I verb abstain from recognizing, be blind to, be inattentive, be rude, boycott, brush aside, bypass, cut, discard, disclaim, disdain, disregard, dodge, elude, evade, give the cold shoulder, hold in contempt, intentionally disregard, let slide,… …

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  • 68pretermit — pre·ter·mit /ˌprē tər mit/ vt mit·ted, mit·ting [Latin praetermittere, from praeter by, past + mittere to let go, send]: to let pass without mention or notice see also pretermitted heir at heir Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Me …

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  • 69right of election — n. A spousal right to elect to receive the gifts bequeathed by the deceased s will, or to instead elect to receive a share of the estate as put forth by statute. Also known as widow s election. See also dower. Webster s New World Law Dictionary.… …

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  • 70directory — I noun catalogue, guidebook, handbook, index, manual, reference book, reference work II index roll Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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