a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse
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(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
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the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Tort law, Law, General law.(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Tort law, Law, General law.a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover dam…
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Tort law, Law, General law.(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, General law.(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, General law.(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, General law.(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, General law.(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, General law.(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, General law.(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, General law.(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of c…
Used in the same subject area: Tort law, Law, General law.(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, General law.(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, General law.(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, General law.(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, General law.(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, General law.(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
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a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wrongdoing, damages, brought.a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wrongdoing, damages, brought.activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wrongdoing, damages, brought.Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wrongdoing, damages, brought.The act of assessing; the act of determining an amount to be paid; as, an assessment of damages, or of taxes; an assessment of the mem…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wrongdoing, damages, brought.An action to recover damages for a breach or nonperformance of a contract or promise, express or implied, oral or in writing not under…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wrongdoing, damages, brought.To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wrongdoing, damages, brought.Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wrongdoing, damages, brought.Hardened against, or insusceptible to, good influences; rendered callous by persistence in wrongdoing or resistance of good influences…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wrongdoing, damages, brought.To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wrongdoing, damages, brought.(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wrongdoing, damages, brought.Sensitive in respect of wrongdoing; conscientious.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wrongdoing, damages, brought.
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