An insincere and dishonest position that has no merit that may be meant to harass, inconvenience or frustrate an opposing party. … [Read more...]

A criminal law doctrine where evidence that is discovered as a result of misconduct or a violation of a defendant's constitutional rights (e.g. a forced confession) is deemed inadmissible. For example, if a criminal suspect is beaten and then confesses to stealing a television set and provides its location, if the police recover the television set it would be inadmissible since … [Read more...]

n, immunity for committing manslaughter. Mon. Angk t. 1, p. 173. … [Read more...]

The benefits resulting from a criminal act, such as the money stolen from a bank. … [Read more...]

Term used to describe conduct outside the scope of an employee's employment, referring to non-employment related destinations visited by the employee while supposedly en route to a destination on behalf of the employer. For example, an employee may decide to visit a girlfriend while he is supposed to be traveling directly from work to pick up an appliance for the office from a … [Read more...]