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IMPEACHMENT OF A VERDICT

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To question or refute the validity of a verdict that has been delivered based upon claims that it was reached unfairly or as a result of tampering or other wrongdoing. … [Read more...]

IMPAIR

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To weaken diminish or relax or otherwise affect in an injurious manner. … [Read more...]

IMPEACHMENT OF WASTE

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It signifies a restraint from committing waste upon lands or tenements; or a demand of compensation for waste done by a tenant who has but a particular estate in the land granted, and, therefore, no right to commit waste. 2. All tenants for life, or any less estate, are liable to be impeached for waste, unless they hold without impeachment of waste; in the latter case, they may … [Read more...]

IMPAIRED

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Incapacitated or disabled to some degree, a level at which a person's judgment is diminished or decreased due to some force or substance. Primarily used in criminal law regarding DUI or DWI charges, driving under the influence of a substance or driving while intoxicated. A driver's ability to drive is impaired while under the influence of alcohol. … [Read more...]

IMPEACHMENT OF WITNESS

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To question or refute the credibility of a witness through examination and questioning, such as eliciting contradictory answers. … [Read more...]

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