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ATTEMPTED CRIME

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Frequently applying to preparation and steps taken to commit a crime. … [Read more...]

ATRAVESADOS

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In maritime law. A Spanish term signifying athwart, at right angles, or abeam; sometimes used as descriptive of the position of a vessel which is "lying to." The Hugo (D. C.) 57 Fed. 403, 410. … [Read more...]

ATTEMPTED MURDER

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the term used when a person has planned to kill another person and was unsuccessful. … [Read more...]

ASSURED

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A person who has been Insured by some insurance company, or underwriter, against losses or perils mentioned in the policy of insurance. Brockway v. Insurance Co. (C. O.) 29 Fed. 766; Sanford v. Insurance Co., 12 Cush. (Mass.) 548. The person for whose benefit the policy is issued and to whom the loss is payable, not necessarily the person on whose life or property the policy is … [Read more...]

AT ISSUE MEMORANDUM

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Referring to a document that asserts that all parties to the case have been properly served and that are at issue or disagree over one more issues that require a trial to resolve as well as how much time the parties estimate is needed for trial. … [Read more...]

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