presumed bias — The bias of a juror conclusively presumed on account of his relation to a party or to the cause. United States v Wood, 299 US 123, 81 L Ed 78, 57 S Ct 177, reh den 299 US 624, 81 L Ed 459, 57 S Ct 319 … Ballentine's law dictionary
LGBT rights in Australia — The recognition and rights of LGBT couples and individuals in Australia have gradually been increasing within the states and territories since the 1970s. Laws regarding sexual activity apply equally to same sex and heterosexual activity in all… … Wikipedia
Intermediate sanctions — is a term used in regulations enacted by the United States Internal Revenue Service that is applied to non profit organizations who engage in transactions that inure to the benefit of a disqualified person within the organization. These… … Wikipedia
Sexual Offences Act 2003 — Infobox UK Legislation short title= Sexual Offences Act 2003 parliament=United Kingdom Parliament long title=An Act to make new provision about sexual offences, their prevention and the protection of children from harm from other sexual acts, and … Wikipedia
age of reason — Age at which a child is deemed to be capable of acting responsibly; commonly the age of 7. In general, one between the ages of 7 and 14 is rebuttably presumed to be incapable of committing a crime. Below the age of 7 a child is conclusively… … Black's law dictionary
age of reason — Age at which a child is deemed to be capable of acting responsibly; commonly the age of 7. In general, one between the ages of 7 and 14 is rebuttably presumed to be incapable of committing a crime. Below the age of 7 a child is conclusively… … Black's law dictionary
Homicide — This article is about the act of killing a human being. For other uses, see Homicide (disambiguation). Homicide (Latin: homicidium, Latin: homo human being + Latin: caedere to cut, kill) refers to the act of a human killing another human.[1]… … Wikipedia
Year and a day rule — The year and a day rule was a principle of English law holding that a death was conclusively presumed not to be murder (or any other homicide) if it occurred more than a year and one day since the act (or omission) that was alleged to have been… … Wikipedia
Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 — The Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 is a short Act of Parliament which abolished the year and a day rule in English law.The year and a day rule was an ancient rule of the common law which created a conclusive presumption that a death… … Wikipedia
Illegal per se — The term illegal per se means that the act is inherently illegal. Thus, an act is illegal without extrinsic proof of any surrounding circumstances such as scienter or other defenses. Acts are made illegal per se by statute, constitution, or case… … Wikipedia