THE LEGAL PROCESS

textualism

Textualism is a method of statutory interpretation that asserts that a statute should be interpreted according to its plain meaning and not according to the intent of the legislature, the statutory purpose, or the legislative history.

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theft

Theft is the taking of another person’s personal property with the intent of depriving that person of the use of their property. Also referred to as larceny.

Theft is often divided into grand theft and petty theft. If the...

third party

A third party is a person who is not a principal party. The term third party often refers to someone who is not a party to a dispute or agreement.

See also Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 14 and impleader (third party...

third-degree instruction

Third degree Instruction is an instruction given by a court to a deadlocked jury to encourage it to continue deliberating until it reaches a verdict. Also called Allen charge, dynamite charge, nitroglycerine charge, and shotgun charge....

third-party beneficiary

A third-party beneficiary is a person who is not a contracting party of a contract but can still receive the benefits from the performance of the contract. The privity of the contract is between the contracting parties - the promisor and...

three strikes

Three strikes, or three-strikes law, is a criminal sentencing structure in which significantly harsher punishments are imposed on repeated offenders. Three-strikes laws generally mandate a life sentence for the third violation of violent...

time served

“Time served” is a term colloquially used by courts when imposing a sentence that is deemed to be completely satisfied by the defendant's previous time spent in custody while awaiting sentencing. When a judge sentences a defendant to “time...

timely

In a legal context, “timely” means completing an action or fulfilling an obligation within a deadline specified in the law, a contract, or otherwise. For example, if a lease stipulates that the lessee must pay the rent within the first five...

Tinker v. Des Moines

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School Systems (1969) was a Supreme Court case famous as a foundational case on protecting first amendment rights of students at publicly funded schools. The case arose when school administrators...

toll

To toll means to stop the running of a time period, especially a time period set by a statute of limitations.

Tolling a statute of limitations.

To bar or to take away.

Tolling a right of entry takes away the right to be...

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