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Circumstantial Evidence Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence Jurisprudence defines evidence as any written or oral testimony given under-oath, including documents, records, or physical objects admissible in a court of law, according to established rules of evidence, either to prove or disprove the authenticity of alleged facts,... Read more
Laura Laura
Laura subject of the love poems of Petrarch . She is thought to be Laura de Noves (1308?-1348), wife of Hugo de Sade, but this has not been proved.... Read more
Smithson Tennant Smithson Tennant
Smithson Tennant 1761-1815, English chemist. In 1796 he proved, by burning a diamond, that the diamond consists solely of carbon. In 1804 he announced his discovery of osmium and iridium.... Read more
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bird flu • n. an often fatal flu virus of birds, esp. poultry, that is transmissible from them to humans, in whom it may also prove fatal.... Read more
Kathleen Lonsdale Kathleen Lonsdale
Kathleen Lonsdale Kathleen Lonsdale (1903-1971) was an early pioneer of X-ray crystallography, a field primarily concerned with studying the shapes of organic and inorganic molecules. In 1929, Kathleen Lonsdale was the first to prove experimentally that the hexamethylbenzene crystal, an... Read more
Commitment Commitment
COMMITMENT Proceedings directing the confinement of a mentally ill or incompetent person for treatment. Pursuant to statutory and case law, due process protections are afforded to persons who have been involuntarily committed, including periodic judicial review. Commitment has often raised... Read more
Accouchement Accouchement
ACCOUCHEMENT The act of giving birth to a child. The fact of accouchement may be proved by the direct testimony of someone who was present, such as a midwife or a physician, at the time of birth. It may be significant in proving parentage; for example, where there is some question about who... Read more
Modus Operandi Modus Operandi
MODUS OPERANDI [ Latin, Method of working.] A term used by law enforcement authorities to describe the particular manner in which a crime is committed. The term modus operandi is most commonly used in criminal cases. It is sometimes referred to by its initials, M.O. The prosecution in a criminal... Read more
Excalibur Excalibur
Excalibur , in Arthurian legend , sword given to King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake . At Arthur's death Sir Bedivere threw Excalibur into the lake; a hand rose from the water, caught the sword, and disappeared. Another sword, sometimes mistakenly identified with Excalibur, was drawn from a stone... Read more

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