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21Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
22Deprogramming — refers to actions that attempt to force a person to abandon allegiance to a religious, political, economic, or social group. Methods and practices may involve kidnapping and coercion.[1] Similar actions, when done without force, are called exit… …
23Psychiatry — is a medical specialty which exists to study, prevent, and treat mental disorders in humans. Psychiatric assessment typically involves a mental status examination and taking a case history, and psychological tests may be administered. Physical… …
24Automatism (case law) — In criminal law, automatism is a complex and sometimes controversial excuse to liability where physical or environmental factors negate the existence of the actus reus (Latin for guilty act ).VoluntarinessLa Forest J. in the Canadian Supreme… …
25Manslaughter — For other uses, see Manslaughter (disambiguation). Homicide …
26Passive smoking — is the involuntary inhalation of smoke from tobacco products. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation by all people within that environment. Such smoke is called secondhand smoke (SHS) or environmental… …
27Moral turpitude — is a legal concept in the United States that refers to conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty or good morals. [1] It appears in U.S. immigration law from the nineteenth century.[2] In other common law… …
28forfeiture — for·fei·ture / fȯr fə ˌchu̇r/ n 1: the loss of a right, money, or esp. property because of one s criminal act, default, or failure or neglect to perform a duty compare waiver 2: something (as money or property) that is forfeited as a penalty… …
29Insanity defense — For similar defences in Canada and Australia, see mental disorder defence …
30Diane Whipple — Diane Whipple, picture from San Francisco Chronicle coverage of her case Born Diane Alexis Whipple January 21, 1968(1968 01 21) Princeton, New Jersey …
