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Today's Terms
Embezzlement
Definition:
The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit of property or money entrusted to him by another.
Miranda rule
Definition:
The rule, pronounced in Miranda v. Arizona, that confessions are inadmissible in a criminal prosecution if the police do not advise the suspect in custody of certain rights before questioning.
Admissible evidence
Definition:
Evidence which can legally and properly be used in court.
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