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Today's Terms
Fourteenth Amendment
Definition:
Among other matters, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without adequate due process.
Accessory
Definition:
A person who assists in the commission of a crime, either before or after the fact.
Abstract of record
Definition:
A short, abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.
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