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Today's Terms
Dismissal without prejudice
Definition:
A dismissal which permits the plaintiff to sue again on the same cause of action or the state to proceed again. Dismissal with prejudice bars the right to subsequently bring an action on the same cause.
Fourth Amendment
Definition:
The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects every person against unreasonable search and seizure by government officials.
Circumstantial evidence
Definition:
All evidence of an indirect nature. Testimony not based on actual personal knowledge or observation of the facts in controversy.
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