Law dictionary
Terms of art, defined, with the authority each rests on. A term means what the system you are in says it means — so every entry names its jurisdiction, or says plainly that it has none.
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Actus reusactus reus
The physical element of a criminal offence: the prohibited conduct, the circumstances in which it must occur and, where the offence requires it, the result. An omission suffices only where a duty to act exists.
Affidavit
A written statement of fact sworn or affirmed before a person authorised to administer oaths, used as evidence in court. A false statement in an affidavit may be perjury.
Apostille
A certificate issued under the Hague Convention of 1961 authenticating the origin of a public document — the signature, the capacity of the signatory and any seal — so that it is accepted in other contracting s…