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Today's Terms
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.
Allegation
Definition:
The assertion, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, made in a pleading, establishing what the party expects to prove.
Tort
Definition:
An injury or wrong committed, either with or without force, to the person or property of another, for which civil liability may be imposed.
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