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Today's Terms
Battery
Definition:
Actual physical violence, whether serious or minor, inflicted on a person. (A mere threat is called assault, whereas the completed act is called battery)
Admissible evidence
Definition:
Evidence which can legally and properly be used in court.
Restitution
Definition:
Court-ordered payment to restore goods or money to the victim of a crime by the offender.
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