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LITERAE

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Letters. A term applied in old English law to various instruments in writing, public and private. Litem dimissorisB. Dimissory letters, (q. v.) Liters humaniores. A term including Greek, Latin, general philology, logic, moral philosophy, metaphysics; the name of the principal course of study in the University of Oxford. Wharton. Literae mortuss. Dead letters ; fulfilling words … [Read more...]

LIRA

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The name of an Italian coin, of the value of about eighteen cents. … [Read more...]

LITERAL

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According to language; following expression in words. A literal construction of a document adheres closely to its words, without making differences for extrinsic circumstances; a literal performance of a condition is one which complies exactly with its terms. Literal contract. In Roman law. A species of written contract, in which the formal act by which an obligation was … [Read more...]

LIMITING INSTRUCTIONS

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See jury instructions. Typically refers when a judge gives a jury instruction to limit the admissibility of evidence that has been presented in court. It may occur where the evidence may be admissible to be used for one purpose but not another or where only part of the evidence may be used but the remainder must be stricken from the record and is deemed inadmissible. … [Read more...]

LINEUP

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A police procedure done in a police station after an arrest. The police line up the suspect along with several other people, reasonably similar to the suspect, and ask a witness or the victim of the crime whether they can identify the person they saw commit the crime. For example, if a suspect is described as a certain ethnicity or characteristic such as being tall, it would be … [Read more...]

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