Legal Terminology Flashcards

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Deliberation

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When juries discuss evidence and court arguments to reach a verdict.

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Punitive

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Intend to punish someone

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Disrepair

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Poor condition of a building or structure due to neglect

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Reconcile

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To restore friendly relations between, to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree on a similar situation.

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Undermine

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To gradually decrease the effectiveness, power, or ability of something

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Dilapidated

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In state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age/neglect.

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Provoked

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Stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.

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Statutory

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Relating to rules or laws which have been formally written down

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Affidavit

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A written declaration or statement that is sworn or affirmed before a person who has authority to administer an oath. It can also be a writing of a statement of facts to present to the court.

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Emphatically

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In a forceful way, without doubt, clearly