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Civil procedure: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Answer + Affirmative defense + Reply + Counterclaim + Crossclaim

In law, an answer was originally a solemn assertion in opposition to someone or something, and thus generally any counter-statement or defense, a reply to a question or response, or objection, or a c…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Tort law (2022): Defenses: Consent

Consent occurs when one person voluntarily agrees to the proposal or desires of another. It is a term of common speech, with specific definitions as used in such fields as the law, medicine, research…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Intellectual property (Part Two)

Financial incentive.

These exclusive rights allow owners of intellectual property to benefit from the property they have created, providing a financial incentive for the creation of an investment in …

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Criminal procedure (2023): Double jeopardy

In jurisprudence, double jeopardy is a procedural defense (primarily in common law jurisdictions) that prevents an accused person from being tried again on the same (or similar) charges following an …

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Criminal law (2022): Crimes against property: Pickpocketing

Pickpocketing is a form of larceny that involves the stealing of money or other valuables from the person or a victim's pocket without them noticing the theft at the time. It may involve considerable…

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Civil procedure: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Demurrer

A demurrer is a pleading in a lawsuit that objects to or challenges a pleading filed by an opposing party. The word demur means "to object"; a demurrer is the document that makes the objection. Lawye…

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Tort law (2022): Defenses (Part Three)

Elements of delict

The elements of a delict as follows: The elements of harm and conduct are fact-based inquiries, while causation is part-factual and part-normative, and wrongfulness and fault are e…

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Criminal procedure (2023): Self-incrimination

In criminal law, self-incrimination is the act of exposing oneself generally, by making a statement, "to an accusation or charge of crime; to involve oneself or another  in a criminal prosecution or …

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Intellectual property

Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than o…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Criminal law (2022): Crimes against property: Payola

Payola, in the music industry, is the illegal practice of paying a commercial radio station to play a song without the station disclosing the payment. Under US law, a radio station must disclose song…

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