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Unlawful combatant — An unlawful combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a civilian who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of the laws of war. An unlawful combatant may be detained or prosecuted under the domestic law of the detaining state… … Wikipedia
Regulatory taking — refers to a situation in which a government regulates a property to such a degree that the regulation effectively amounts to an exercise of the government s eminent domain power without actually divesting the property s owner of title to the… … Wikipedia
damage in taking by eminent domain — Physical injury to property not taken caused by any act in the course of the construction of a public improvement which if done by a private individual would give rise to an action at law. Farnandis v Great Northern Railway Co. 41 Wash 486, 84 P… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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larceny — lar·ce·ny / lär sə nē/ n pl nies [modification of Anglo French larcine theft, from Old French larrecin, from Latin latrocinium robbery, from latron latro mercenary soldier, brigand]: the unlawful taking and carrying away of personal property with … Law dictionary
abduction — ab·duc·tion /ab dək shən, əb / n 1 a: the action of abducting abduction of a robbery victim b: the tort or felony of abducting a person 2: the unlawful carrying away of a wife or female child or ward for the purpose of marriage or sexual… … Law dictionary
manslaughter — The unjustifiable, inexcusable and intentional killing of a human being without deliberation, premeditation and malice. State v. Banister, Mo.App., 512 S.W.2d 843, 845. The unlawful killing of a human without any deliberation, which may be… … Black's law dictionary
manslaughter — The unjustifiable, inexcusable and intentional killing of a human being without deliberation, premeditation and malice. State v. Banister, Mo.App., 512 S.W.2d 843, 845. The unlawful killing of a human without any deliberation, which may be… … Black's law dictionary
insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… … Universalium
kidnapping — Crime of seizing, confining, abducting, or carrying away a person by force or fraud, often to subject him or her to involuntary servitude, in an attempt to demand a ransom, or in furtherance of another crime. Most countries consider it a grave… … Universalium
