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An essential item that a party is required to prove in order to successfully assert a claim or a defense. For example, in order to prove a battery the prosecution must prove that the defendant actually touched the victim. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
In practice. (Fr. Eloigner, to remove to a distance; to remove afar off.) A return to a writ of replevin, when the chattels have been removed out of the way of the sheriff. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
Law in 1986 that restricted the ability for government to engage in surveillance using private electronic communications or wiretaps; an amendment to the Wiretap Act. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The forces of nature. The elements are the means through which God acts, and "damages by the elements" means the same thing as "damages by the act of God." Polack v. Pioche, 35 Cal. 416, 95 Am. Dec 115; Van Wornier v. Crane. 51 Mich. 363, 16 N. W. 686, 47 Am. Rep. 582; Hatch v. Stamper, 42 Conn. 30; Pope v. Milling Co., 130 Cal. 139, 62 Pac. 384, 53 L. R. A. 673, 80 Am. St. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The getting a thing or person out of the way; or removing it to a distance, so as to be out of reach. Garneau' v. Mill Co., 8 Wash. 467, 36 Pac. 463. … [Read more...]