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Affray






Affray

Criminal law. The fighting of two or more persons, in some public place, to the terror of the people.

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Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime

Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.

Public
By the term the public, is meant the whole body politic, or all the citizens of the state; sometimes it signifies the inhabitants of a particular place; as, the New York public.

Place
Pleading, evidence. A particular portion of space; locality.

Terror
That state of the mind which arises from the event or phenomenon that may serve as a prognostic of some catastrophe affright from apparent danger.

People
A state.



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Affreightment
Com. law. The contract by which a vessel or the use of it, is let out to hire.



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Affirmation
A solemn and formal declaration that an affidavit is true. This is substituted for an oath in certain cases.

Affirmative
Averring a fact to be true; that which is opposed to negative.

Affirmative defense
New facts or legal defenses in response to the opposing spouse's pleading.

Affirmative pregnant
Pleading. An affirmative allegation, implying some negative, in favor of the adverse party.

Affirmed
In the practice of appellate courts, the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct.

Affray

Affreightment
Com. law. The contract by which a vessel or the use of it, is let out to hire.

Aforesaid
Before mentioned; already spoken of.

Aforethought
Criminal law. Premeditated, prepense; the length of time during which the accused has entertained the thought of committing the offence is not very material, provided he has in fact entertained such thought; he is thereby rendered criminal in a greater degree than if he had committed the offence without premeditation.

Aftermath
A right to have the last crop of grass or pasturage.

Agencies
Agencies-Brokers. Temps are often employed by third party agencies, or brokers, who obtain contract work for the writer. The agency contracts with the client for whom the writer performs his-her services.

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