An heir who is a direct descendent. … [Read more...]
LIMITED WARRANTY
Usually in referene to a manufacturer's warranty for a product which is a written guarantee setting forth the limits of the scope of coverage and time limit for which the manufacturer guarantees that the product will operate properly. In the event of failure of the product, the limited warranty will typically limit the remedy to repair or replacement of a defective item. In … [Read more...]
LINEAL WARRANTY
old English law. A warranty by the heir, when he derived title to the land warranted, either from or through, the ancestor who made the warranty. See Warranty. … [Read more...]
LIMITING INSTRUCTIONS
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
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...]