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MODEL

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A pattern or representation of something to be made, A fac simile of something Invented, made on a reduced scale, in compliance with the patent laws. … [Read more...]

MODEL RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

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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...]

MIXED OR COMPOUND LARCENY

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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...]

MODERAMEN INCULPATE TUTELAE

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Lat. In Roman law. The regulation of justifiable defense. A term used to express that degree of force in defense of the person or property which a person might safely use, although it should occasion the death of the aggressor. Calvin; Bell. … [Read more...]

MIXED PROPERTY

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That kind of property which is not altogether real nor personal, but a compound of both. Heir-looms, tomb-stones, monuments in a church, and title deeds to an estate, are of this nature. 1 Ch. Pr. 95; 2 Bl. Com. 428; 3 Barn. Adolph. 174; 4 Bingh. R. 106; S. C. 13 Engl. Com. Law Rep. 362. … [Read more...]

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