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substantive — sub·stan·tive / səb stən tiv/ adj 1: of or relating to a matter of substance as opposed to form or procedure a substantive issue the substantive instructions to the jury was dismissed on procedural and substantive grounds compare procedural … Law dictionary
substantive offense — n: substantive crime Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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substantive felony — An independent felony; one not dependent upon the conviction of another person for another crime … Black's law dictionary
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accessory — ac·ces·so·ry also ac·ces·sa·ry /ik se sə rē, ak / n pl ries [Medieval Latin accessorius subordinate matter, accomplice to a crime, from Latin accedere to go to, agree, assent] 1: a person who is not actually or constructively present but with… … Law dictionary
conspiracy — con·spir·a·cy /kən spir ə sē/ n pl cies [Latin conspiratio, from conspirare to conspire see conspire] 1: an agreement between two or more people to commit an act prohibited by law or to commit a lawful act by means prohibited by law; also: the… … Law dictionary
Street fighting — is a term used to denote unsanctioned, usually illegal, hand to hand fighting in public places, between individuals or groups of people. The term also usually carries the connotation that the fighters are not professional martial artists or… … Wikipedia
