Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
offense — of·fense or of·fence /ə fens/ n 1: a violation of the law; esp: a criminal act nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy U.S. Constitution amend. V see also lesser included offense 2 … Law dictionary
quasi–delict — n in the civil law of Louisiana: quasi offense Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
quasi — /kweysay/kwoziy/ As if; almost as it were; analogous to. This term is used in legal phraseology to indicate that one subject resembles another, with which it is compared, in certain characteristics, but that there are intrinsic and material… … Black's law dictionary
Quasi-criminal — means a lawsuit or equity proceeding that has some, but not all, of the qualities of a criminal prosecution. It may appear in either a Common law or a Civil law jurisdiction. It refers to a court s right to punish for actions or omissions as if… … Wikipedia
offense — 1 offensive, aggression, *attack Analogous words: assault, *attack, onslaught, onset 2 Offense, resentment, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff are comparable when they mean a person s emotional reaction to what he regards as a slight, an affront, an… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Quasi-property — is a legal concept, in which some rights similar to ownership may accrue to a party who does an act which benefits society as a whole. Black s Law Dictionary defines quasi as being almost or resembling but not actually the same as the suffix item … Wikipedia
Status offense — A status offense is an action that is prohibited only to a certain class of people, and most often applied to offenses only committed by minors. In some cases, it is used to mean a regulatory offense.UsageDefinitions of status offense vary. A… … Wikipedia
obligation — ob·li·ga·tion /ˌä blə gā shən/ n 1: a promise, acknowledgment, or agreement (as a contract) that binds one to a specific performance (as payment); also: the binding power of such an agreement or indication held that the amendment did not… … Law dictionary
virile share — vir·ile share / vir əl , ˌīl / n [partial translation of French part (or portion ) virile equally alloted share (as in an intestate inheritance), from Latin pars virilis, literally, male s share] in the civil law of Louisiana: an amount for which … Law dictionary
tortfeasor — tort·fea·sor / tȯrt ˌfē zər/ n [Anglo French tortfesor wrongdoer, from tort wrong + fesor faisour doer, maker, from Old French, from fais , stem of faire to do, make, from Latin facere]: a person who commits a tort, delict, or quasi offense… … Law dictionary
