That which an ordinary person of average intelligence and sound mind would believe. Frequently used with regard to probable cause for arrest. … [Read more...]

A citizen or subject who unjustly and unlawfully takes up arms against the constituted authorities of the nation, to deprive them of the supreme power, either by resisting their lawful and constitutional orders, in some particular matter, or to impose on them conditions. Vattel, Droit des Gens, liv. 3, Section 328. In another sense it signifies a refusal to obey a superior, or … [Read more...]

Land, buildings or equipment or other objects that not movable and permanently affixed to the property. (A) A term for real estate that includes the land and anything permanently attached to the land like a building, home, trees and other permanent fixtures. (B) That which consists of land, and of all rights and profits arising from and annexed to land, of a permanent, … [Read more...]

A measure or a standard of caution and awareness for the safety of self and others that the average prudent person would use under the circumstances. The reasonable care test is a subjective test to determine whether a person committed negligence in their actions, not exercising reasonable care. … [Read more...]

Deliberate, organized resistance, by force and arms, to the laws or operations of the government committed by a subject See Hubbard v. Harnden Exp. Co., 10 R. I. 247 ; State v. McDonald, 4 Port. (Ala.) 455; Crashley v. Press Pub. Co., 74 App. Div. 118, 77 N. Y. Supp. 711. In old English law, the term "rebellion" was also applied to contempt of a court manifested by disobedience … [Read more...]