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  2. Dereliction of duty in American law - Wikipedia

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    Dereliction of duty is a specific offense under United States Code Title 10, Section 892, Article 92 and applies to all branches of the US military. A service member who is derelict has willfully refused to perform his duties (or follow a given order) or has incapacitated himself in such a way that he cannot perform his duties.

  3. Discharge petition - Wikipedia

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    The discharge petition, and the threat of one, gives more power to individual members of the House and removes a small amount of power from the leadership and committee chairs. In the U.S. House, successful discharge petitions are rare, as the signatures of an absolute majority of House members are required. [2]

  4. Frustration of purpose - Wikipedia

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    Frustration of purpose, in law, is a defense to enforcement of a contract.Frustration of purpose occurs when an unforeseen event undermines a party's principal purpose for entering into a contract such that the performance of the contract is radically different from performance of the contract that was originally contemplated by both parties, and both parties knew of the principal purpose at ...

  5. Accord and satisfaction - Wikipedia

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    Another example would be where a lender agrees to lend $100,000 at 5.0% interest for 30 years, and at the closing the loan documents are all drawn up for a loan with a 6.0% interest rate. If the lender agrees to reduce the closing costs by an extra $1000 and the borrowers agree, then there has been an accord and satisfaction.

  6. Military discharge - Wikipedia

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    Rather, an uncharacterized discharge is the absence of a characterization of service, as the individual being discharged does not have sufficient time in service in order to fairly characterize the individual's service. However, this type of discharge often attaches a reason such as pregnancy, performance in training, or medical issues.

  7. Performance punishment - Wikipedia

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    Performance punishment can lead to occupational burnout, resentment, and a sense of being undervalued leading to morale loss. [1] Performance punishment of high-performers may also limit opportunities for improvement of low-performers and alternative growth opportunities for high-performers. [ 4 ]

  8. List of class-action lawsuits - Wikipedia

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    honorable discharge under "Don't ask, don't tell" United States Court of Federal Claims: 2013 Conant v. McCaffrey: right to recommend medical marijuana: United States district court: Daniels v. City of New York: racial profiling and unlawful stop and frisk: De Beers Diamonds Antitrust Litigation: U.S. District Court for the District of New ...

  9. Brownsville affair - Wikipedia

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    Soldier of the 25th Infantry (photo c. 1884–90) Since arriving at Fort Brown on July 28, 1906, the black US soldiers had been required to follow the legal color line mandate from white citizens of Brownsville, which included the state's racial segregation law dictating separate accommodation for black people and white people, and Jim Crow customs such as showing respect for white people, as ...