See year and a day.
Illustrative caselawSee, e.g. Rogers v. Tennessee, 532 U.S. 451 (2001).
See alsoYear and a day rule
civil procedure
year and day
Definition
yield
To yield is to give something up or surrender control, especially when required by law. For example, to stop in order to allow other vehicles or pedestrians to go past -- the right-of-way.
To yield is also to bring forth a result, as when a search...
zealous witness
A zealous witness is someone whose testimony is clearly biased in favor of the party for whom they are testifying. This is usually the case when a witness shows far more than expected enthusiasm when providing testimony.
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