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Today's Terms
Allegation
Definition:
The assertion, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, made in a pleading, establishing what the party expects to prove.
Assault
Definition:
A willful attempt to illegally inflict injury on or threaten a person.
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.
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