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• Prosecute
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] prosecutus, past participle of prosequi to pursue ...n]] against for redress or [[punishment]] of a [[crime]] or violation of [[law]]
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• Natural Law
  ...ut the statutes, but less so to criticize the law itself. Some use natural law synonymously with natural [[justice]] or natural right (Latin ius naturale) ...evelopment of [[English]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law common law],[3] and have featured greatly in the philosophies of [[Thomas Aquinas]], F
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• Liability
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] lyable, from Anglo-French *liable, from lier to bind, from [[Latin]] liga *1 a : obligated according to law or equity : responsible b : subject to appropriation or attachment
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• Privilege
  ...egium law for or against a private person, from privus private + leg-, lex law ...[[human being]]s from birth. Miscellaneous privileges, e.g. the old common law privilege to title deeds, may still exist, though of little relevance today
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• Equity
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] equite, from Anglo-French equité, from [[Latin]] aequitat-, aequitas, fr *1 a : [[justice]] according to [[natural law]] or right; specifically : [[freedom]] from bias or favoritism
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• Burden
  ...THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] byrthen; akin to Old English beran to carry ...ther party. However the incidence of burden of proof is affected by common law, statute and [[procedure]].
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• Recrimination
  ...cused party makes a similar [[accusation]] against the plaintiff. In plain English, it is a lawyer's way of saying "you too." ...t-based divorce system in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law common law] countries. For example, in the context of a [[marriage]] where the marital
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• Offence
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] offensa, from feminine of offensus, pas :b : an infraction of [[law]]; especially : misdemeanor
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• Covenant
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from present participle of covenir to be fitting, from :b : the common-[[law]] [[action]] to recover damages for breach of such a contract
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• Defamation
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French ''deffamer'', ''diffamer ...] and have been made to someone other than the person defamed. Some common law jurisdictions also distinguish between spoken defamation, called '''slander
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• Affinity
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''affinite'', from Anglo-French or [[Latin]]; Anglo-French ''affinité'', ...logical]] groups involving resemblance in structural plan and indicating a common [[origin]]
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• Eviction
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Late Latin ''evictus'', past participle of ''evincere'', from Latin, ...(e.g., under the English [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law common law] of past centuries), or with respect to specific jurisdictions. In present-
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• Trespass
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''trespas'', from Anglo-French, passage, overstepping, misdeed, from ''tre ...French ''trespas'' passing across, passage, transgression of an order or [[law]], [[offence]]
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• Summons
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] somouns, from Anglo-French somonse, from past participle of somondre ...monses to be drafted in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_English plain English] and that they must start with this phrase: "Notice! You have been sued."
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• Answer
  ...English] ''andswaru'' (akin to Old Norse ''andsvar'' answer); akin to Old English and- against, ''swerian'' to swear In [[law]], an answer was originally a [[solemn]] assertion in [[opposition]] to som
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• Excuse
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] escusen, excusen, < Old French escuser, excuser ...ictim]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_law_(common_law) civil law].
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• Fraud
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] fraude, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] fraud-, fraus ...iolation. Defrauding people or [[entities]] of [[money]] or valuables is a common [[purpose]] of fraud, but there have also been fraudulent "[[discoveries]]"
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• Accession
  ...inal art piece by way of replevin. The remedies and [[application]] of the law vary by [[legal]] [[jurisdiction]]. In law governing [[business]] and [[political]] [[relationships]], Accession refer
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• Malfeasance
  ...th [[reference]] to the discharge of public obligations existing by common law, custom or statute. ...contract. When a contract creates a [[duty]] that does not exist at common law, the parties can do one of three things: (1) perform the duty fully; (2) pe
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• Provocation
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] provocacioun, from Anglo-French provocacion, from [[Latin]] provocation-, In criminal [[law]], '''provocation''' is a possible [[defense]] by [https://en.wikipedia.org
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