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JAILHOUSE LAWYER

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A prison inmate who has no formal legal training but who has studied the law, perhaps while in prison, and assists other inmates with the preparation of appeals and provides other legal advice. … [Read more...]

JACITATION

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A false boast that is designed to increase the standing of the boaster at the expense of another person. … [Read more...]

JAMBEAUX

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In old English and feudal law. Leg-armor. Blount … [Read more...]

JACK

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A kind of defensive coat-armor worn by horsemen in war; not made of solid iron, but of many plates fastened together. Some tenants were bound by their tenure to find it upon Invasion. Cowell. … [Read more...]

JAMMA, JUMMA

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In Hindu law. Total amount; collection; assembly. The total of a territorial assignment. … [Read more...]

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