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Today's Terms
Assault
Definition:
A willful attempt to illegally inflict injury on or threaten a person.
Fifth Amendment
Definition:
Among other rights, the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that a person cannot be compelled to present self-incriminating testimony in a criminal (or juvenile) proceeding.
Embezzlement
Definition:
The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit of property or money entrusted to him by another.
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