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Being of mentally sound mind and body, mentally competent. Able to stand trial and make a defense. The ability to stand trial is determined independently. … [Read more...] about ABILITY TO STAND TRIAL

The destruction, abrogation, or extinguishment of anything; also the leave given by the sovereign or judges to a criminal accuser to desist from further prosecution. 25 Hen. VIII. c. 21. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition An act by which a thing is extinguished, abrogated or annihilated as the abolition of slavery is the destruction of slavery. 2 . In the civil and … [Read more...] about ABOLITION

To mutually terminate a contract or to mutually declare something null. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition To annul, repeal, or destroy ; to annul or repeal an order or rule issued by a subordinate authority; to repeal a former law by legislative act, or by usage. … [Read more...] about ABROGATE

Quit of amercements. It originally signified a forfeiture or amercement, and is more properly mishering, mishersing, or mislier ing, according to Spelman. It has since been termed a liberty of freedom, because, wherever this word is used in a grant, the persons to whom the grant is made have the forfeitures and amercements of all others, and are themselves free from the control … [Read more...] about ABISHERING, or ABISHERSING

Fr. In French commercial law. Collision of vessels. … [Read more...] about ABORDAGE