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ChiefPrincipal. One who is put above the rest.
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Principal
1) This word has several meanings. It is used in opposition to accessary, to show the degree of crime committed by two persons; thus, we say, the principal is more guilty than the accessary after the fact. 2) Contracts. One who, being competent to contract, and who is sui juris, employs another to do any act for his own benefit, or on his own account. 3) Criminal law. A principal is one who is the actor in the commission of a crime.
Rest
A party is said to "rest" or "rest its case" when it has presented all the evidence it intends to offer.
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Chief clerk of the department of state
This officer is appointed by the secretary of state; his duties are to attend to the business of the ofFice under the superintendence of the secretary.
Chief judge
Presiding or administrative judge in a court.
Chief justice
Officer. The president of a supreme court.
Chief justiciary
An officer among the English, established soon after the conquest.
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Check book
Commerce. One kept by persons who have accounts in bank, in which are printed blank forms of cheeks, or orders upon the bank to pay money.
Check or cheque
A form of bill of exchange where the order to pay is given to a bank which is holding the payor's money.
Chemistry
Medical jurisprudence. The science which teaches the nature and property of all bodies by their analysis and combination.
Cheshire and north
A leading English text on conflict of law.
Chevisance
Contracts, torts. This is a French word, which signifies in that language, accord, agreement, compact. In the English statutes it is used to denote a bargain or contract in general.
Chief
Chief clerk of the department of state
This officer is appointed by the secretary of state; his duties are to attend to the business of the ofFice under the superintendence of the secretary.
Chief judge
Presiding or administrative judge in a court.
Chief justice
Officer. The president of a supreme court.
Chief justiciary
An officer among the English, established soon after the conquest.
Child
Generally, an unmarried person under 21 years of age who is: a child born in wedlock; a stepchild, provided that the child was under 18 years of age at the time that the marriage creating the stepchild relationship occurred; a legitimated child, provided that the child was legitimated while in the legal custody of the legitimating parent; a child born out of wedlock, when a benefit is sought on the basis of its relationship with its mother, or to its father if the father has or had a bona fide relationship with the child; a child adopted while under 16 years of age who has resided since adoption in the legal custody of the adopting parents for at least 2 years; or an orphan, under 16 years of age, who has been adopted abroad by a U.S. citizen or has an immediate-relative visa petition submitted in his/her behalf and is coming to the United States for adoption by a U.S. citizen.
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Principal
1) This word has several meanings. It is used in opposition to accessary, to show the degree of crime committed by two persons; thus, we say, the principal is more guilty than the accessary after the fact. 2) Contracts. One who, being competent to contract, and who is sui juris, employs another to do any act for his own benefit, or on his own account. 3) Criminal law. A principal is one who is the actor in the commission of a crime.
Rest
A party is said to "rest" or "rest its case" when it has presented all the evidence it intends to offer.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Chief clerk of the department of state
This officer is appointed by the secretary of state; his duties are to attend to the business of the ofFice under the superintendence of the secretary.
Chief judge
Presiding or administrative judge in a court.
Chief justice
Officer. The president of a supreme court.
Chief justiciary
An officer among the English, established soon after the conquest.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Check book
Commerce. One kept by persons who have accounts in bank, in which are printed blank forms of cheeks, or orders upon the bank to pay money.
Check or cheque
A form of bill of exchange where the order to pay is given to a bank which is holding the payor's money.
Chemistry
Medical jurisprudence. The science which teaches the nature and property of all bodies by their analysis and combination.
Cheshire and north
A leading English text on conflict of law.
Chevisance
Contracts, torts. This is a French word, which signifies in that language, accord, agreement, compact. In the English statutes it is used to denote a bargain or contract in general.
Chief
Chief clerk of the department of state
This officer is appointed by the secretary of state; his duties are to attend to the business of the ofFice under the superintendence of the secretary.
Chief judge
Presiding or administrative judge in a court.
Chief justice
Officer. The president of a supreme court.
Chief justiciary
An officer among the English, established soon after the conquest.
Child
Generally, an unmarried person under 21 years of age who is: a child born in wedlock; a stepchild, provided that the child was under 18 years of age at the time that the marriage creating the stepchild relationship occurred; a legitimated child, provided that the child was legitimated while in the legal custody of the legitimating parent; a child born out of wedlock, when a benefit is sought on the basis of its relationship with its mother, or to its father if the father has or had a bona fide relationship with the child; a child adopted while under 16 years of age who has resided since adoption in the legal custody of the adopting parents for at least 2 years; or an orphan, under 16 years of age, who has been adopted abroad by a U.S. citizen or has an immediate-relative visa petition submitted in his/her behalf and is coming to the United States for adoption by a U.S. citizen.
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