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  2. Character evidence - Wikipedia

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    In the majority of U.S. jurisdictions, character evidence is inadmissible in civil suits when being used as circumstantial evidence to prove that a person acted in conformity with their character; it is considered to be an unfair basis from which to attempt to prove that an individual behaved in a particular way on a particular occasion. [2]

  3. Chain of custody - Wikipedia

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    Chain of custody (CoC), in legal contexts, is the chronological documentation or paper trail that records the sequence of custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of materials, including physical or electronic evidence.

  4. Character references in sex abuse cases 'need reformed' - AOL

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    The use of character references in sexual crime cases should be reformed urgently, campaigners have told BBC News NI. Haileigh Ashton Lamont, a victim of sexual abuse who now works with survivors ...

  5. Bad character evidence - Wikipedia

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    Bad character in relation to the alleged facts of the offence itself has always been admissible for obvious reasons (and is excluded by the definition). The Act provides for different rules in relation to the bad character of defendants, and that of non-defendants.

  6. List of XML and HTML character entity references - Wikipedia

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    By contrast, a character entity reference refers to a sequence of one or more characters by the name of an entity which has the desired characters as its replacement text. The entity must either be predefined (built into the markup language), or otherwise explicitly declared in a Document Type Definition (DTD) (see [ a ] ).

  7. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

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    The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997. [1] The UCCJEA has since been adopted by 49 U.S. States , the District of Columbia , Guam , Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands .

  8. Prison slang - Wikipedia

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    Definition Bang A drug injection (other terms include 'fix', 'hit' or 'shot'). The boneyard Protective custody Booshwa/fit Syringe Bupe/subbie Buprenorphine/subutex Can A can of soft drink used as a commodity Cellie Cellmate Chief The title prisoners are expected to use to address prison officers Cockatoo

  9. Joan Collins, 91, Shows Off Her ‘Amazing Legs’ in New Photo ...

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    Joan Collins has legs for days!. After the Dynasty actress, 91, shared a carousel of photos from her and husband Percy Gibson's recent vacation in Cancun, Mexico, via Instagram, fans couldn't help ...