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  • 1Plead — Plead, v. t. 1. To discuss, defend, and attempt to maintain by arguments or reasons presented to a tribunal or person having uthority to determine; to argue at the bar; as, to plead a cause before a court or jury. [1913 Webster] Every man should… …

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  • 2plead — [c]/plid / (say pleed) verb (pleaded or plead /plɛd / (say pled) or, Chiefly US, pled, pleading) –verb (i) 1. to make earnest appeal or entreaty: to plead for help. 2. to use arguments or persuasions, as with a person, for or against something. 3 …

  • 3plead — /pleed/, v., pleaded or pled; pleading. v.i. 1. to appeal or entreat earnestly: to plead for time. 2. to use arguments or persuasions, as with a person, for or against something: She pleaded with him not to take the job. 3. to afford an argument… …

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  • 4Jon Burge — Infobox Person name = Jon Graham Burge caption = birth date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1947|12|20 birth place = city state|Chicago|Illinois death date = death place = other names = known for = police brutality occupation = Police Commander… …

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  • 5WAR CRIMES TRIALS — Crystallization of the Principles of International Criminal Law Immediately after the outbreak of World War II, when the first Nazi violations of the laws and customs of war as defined by the Hague and Geneva Conventions were revealed (and in… …

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  • 6Affirmative defense — An affirmative defense is a category of defense used in litigation between private parties in common law jurisdictions, or, more familiarly, a type of defense raised in criminal law by the defendant. Affirmative defense can be classified as… …

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  • 7False advertising — or deceptive advertising is the use of false or misleading statements in advertising. As advertising has the potential to persuade people into commercial transactions that they might otherwise avoid, many governments around the world use… …

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  • 8person — An individual or an organization. UCC § 1201(30). An individual man, woman, or child or, as a general rule, a corporation. 18 Am J2d Corp § 20. Inclusive of bodies politic and corporate. Waterbury v Board of Com. 10 Mont 515, 26 P 1002. As used… …

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  • 9High treason in the United Kingdom — Under British law, high treason is the crime of disloyalty to the Sovereign amounting to an intention to undermine their authority or the actual attempt to do so. Offences constituting high treason include plotting the murder of the Sovereign;… …

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  • 10Demurrer — Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil procedure Jurisdiction Subject matter jurisdiction Diversity jurisdiction Personal jurisdiction Removal jurisdiction Venue Change of venue …

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