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Adjudicated | decided by a judge |
Adverse | unfavorable, acting against or in a contrary direction |
Affidavit | (+) a written or printed declaration or statement of facts, made voluntarily and confirmed by oath |
Arbitration | (+) when an impartial third party is called in to make a decision after hearing the arguments of both sides; both two sides agree in advance to abide by this decision |
Assault | (+) any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury, when coupled with the ability so to do and a display of force |
Blatant | completely obvious, especially in an offensive way |
Codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
Commercial | designed for a large market |
Consent | compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another |
Contempt | (+) disobedience to a public authority |
Custodian | (+) anyone who has charge, or custody, of property, papers, etc. |
Defraud | to deprive of something by deception or fraud |
Delinquent | offending by neglect or violation of duty or of law |
Dependent | (+) gaining existence, support, or direction from another |
Designated | to set apart for a specific reason |
Discretion | power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds |
Disposition | (+) transferring to the care or possession of another |
Excretions | waste products discharged by the body |
Felony | (+) a crime of a more serious power, authority, or thing granted; or a destroying or making void of some deed that had been in existence until made void by revocation |
Gang | (*) a group of three or more individuals with a common interest, bond, or activity characterized by criminal or delinquent conduct |
Hazardous | involving or exposing to risk |
Impair | to damage or make worse, to handicap |
Impartial | fair, just, unbiased |
Incompetent | (+) lacking the ability, legal qualification or fitness to do something |
Induce | to persuade or influence |
Industry | a department or branch of a craft, art, business, or manufacture; one that employs a large personnel and capital, especially in manufacturing |
Instigate | to stir up purposefully, to excite to activity |
Intent | the design or purpose to commit |
Intimidation | to make timid or fearful |
Jurisdiction | the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised |
Juvenile | (+) a person under 18 years old |
Liable | obligated according to law or equity |
Mar | to detract from the perfection or wholeness of |
Misdemeanor | (+) an offense lower than felony, which is generally punishable by a fine or imprisonment of less than one year |
Obscene | (*) a patently offensive description of ultimate sexual acts or solicitation to commit ultimate sexual acts, whether or not said acts are normal or perverted, actual or simulated |
Obstruct | to block or close up by an obstacle |
Paraphernalia | things used in connection with something |
Pedestrians | people on foot (may include those on bicycle, skateboard, etc.) |
Perishable | able to spoil or decay |
Pertain | to have reference to something |
Petty Offense | (+) any misdemeanor for which the punishment is a fine of less than $500, or a prison sentence of less than 6 months, or both |
Physiological | characteristic of or appropriate to an organism's healthy or normal functioning |
Prohibit | to command against |
Psychological | relating to the human mind and behavior |
Pursuant | in conformity with, according to |
Refractory | a heat-resistant ceramic material |
Rendering | to treat so as to convert |
Retail | the sale of goods in small quantities to ultimate consumers |
Revocation | (+) the recall of some power, authority, or thing granted; a destroying or making void of some deed that had been in existence until made void by revocation |
Sadomasochistic | the derivation of pleasure from the infliction of physical or mental pain on others |
Sanctions | (+) the punishment for the violation of a law |
Subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
Verbatim | in the exact words, word for word |