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  • 11Law, 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.… …

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  • 12accommodation party (maker) — n. A person who signs his or her name to a note or commercial paper to lend credit to another signer, the accommodated party, without consideration and thereby assuming liability for the debt; a cosigner or surety. The Essential Law Dictionary.… …

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  • 13accommodation maker — >> accommodation party. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 14mischief-maker — index delinquent, malefactor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15trouble maker — index delinquent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16trouble-maker — index demagogue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17verse maker — index author (writer) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 18maker — n. 1. Creator, God. 2. Manufacturer, former, builder, constructor. 3. Author, writer, composer. 4. (Law.) Signer of a promissory note …

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  • 19maker — /ˈmeɪkə/ (say maykuh) noun 1. someone who makes. 2. Law the party executing a legal instrument, especially a promissory note. 3. Bridge, etc. a. the player who first designates the successful bid. b. the player whose turn it is to shuffle. 4.… …

  • 20To meet one's maker — Maker Mak er (m[=a]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator. [1913 Webster] The universal Maker we may praise. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The person who makes a promissory note. [1913 Webster] …

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