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  2. Appearance (law) - Wikipedia

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    A limited appearance is a term used in the United States law of civil procedure to describe a civil defendant's appearance in a quasi in rem action in the court of another state to dispute liability to the limited extent of the value of the property seized by that court. [3]

  3. Appearance of impropriety - Wikipedia

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    For Appearance's Sake: An Empirical Study of Public Perceptions of Ethical Dilemmas in the Legal Profession". Ohio State Law Journal. 83: 529– 599. SSRN 3596957. McKoski, Raymond J. (2010). "Judicial Discipline and the Appearance of Impropriety: What the Public Sees Is What the Judge Gets" (PDF). Minnesota Law Review. 94: 1914.

  4. Appearance of corruption - Wikipedia

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    A cartoon depicts the behavior of taking bribes. The appearance of corruption is a principle of law [1] [2] mentioned in, or relevant to, several U.S. Supreme Court decisions related to campaign finance in the United States, while the basis of the principle "corruption" refers to dishonest or illegal behavior for personal gain. [3]

  5. Color (law) - Wikipedia

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    The term color of law refers to the appearance of legality in the exercise of legal power to realize an action that violates the law. If a policeman exercises color-of-law authority to arrest a person without probable cause, the arrest was effected in violation of the law; the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigate formal accusations against policemen and policewomen who have acted ...

  6. Prima facie - Wikipedia

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    Prima facie (/ ˌ p r aɪ m ə ˈ f eɪ ʃ i,-ʃ ə,-ʃ i iː /; from Latin prīmā faciē) is a Latin expression meaning "at first sight", [1] or "based on first impression". [2] The literal translation would be "at first face" or "at first appearance", from the feminine forms of primus ("first") and facies ("face"), both in the ablative case.

  7. Lists of case law - Wikipedia

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    Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Case law categories; To display all subcategories click on the " ": ... Lists of case law cover instances of case law, legal ...

  8. List of legal abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    A Law Reference Collection, 2011, ISBN 1624680003 and ISBN 978-1-62468-000-7 Trinxet, Salvador. Trinxet Reverse Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms , 2011, ISBN 1624680011 and ISBN 978-1-62468-001-4 .

  9. List of United States federal legislation - Wikipedia

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    At the federal level in the United States, legislation (i.e., "statutes" or "statutory law") consists exclusively of Acts passed by the Congress of the United States and its predecessor, the Continental Congress, that were either signed into law by the President or passed by Congress after a presidential veto.