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government. That form of government in which the sovereign power is entrusted to the hands of a single magistrate. Toull. tit. prel. n. 30. The country governed by a monarch is also called a monarchy. … [Read more...] about MONARCH

The secret killing of another; murder. 4 BL Comm. 194. … [Read more...] about MOERDA

A government in which the supreme power is vested in a single person. Where a monarch is invested with absolute power, the monarchy is termed "despotic ;" where the supreme power is virtually in the laws, though the majesty of government and the administration are vested in a single person, it is a "limited" or "constitutional" monarchy. It is hereditary where the regal power … [Read more...] about MONARCHY

Rules of ethics governing attorney conduct that was originally created by the American Bar Association to replace the standard Code of Professional Responsibility. This includes all aspects of the practice of law including conflict of interest, honesty, duties of confidentiality. Most states have adopted the Model Rules entirely or in part with some modification. … [Read more...] about MODEL RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

crim. law. A larceny which has all the properties of simple larceny, and is accompanied with one or both the aggravations of violence to the person or taking from the house. … [Read more...] about MIXED OR COMPOUND LARCENY