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Terms for subject Law (8527 entries)

enhancement	factor that increases criminal penalty
enhancement	An allegation added to a basic charge which, if proven, increases the basic sentence. Example: "use of a gun in the commission of a crime" may be added to the felony charge
enjoining	An order by the court telling a person to stop something
preponderance of the evidence	enough proof to convince the trier of fact that something is slightly more likely than not to have occurred
Ent. & Sp.L.J.	Entertainment & Sports Law Journal
Ent.Sta.Hall	entered at Stationers' Hall
enter a guilty plea	The formal statement before the court that the accused admits committing the criminal act
enter a plea	to plea
Ent.Sta.Hall	entered at Stationers' Hall
entitlement to sponsor a worker	N/A
entrapment	to capture by leading into a trap
entrapment	A defense to criminal charges alleging that agents of the government induced a person to commit a crime he or she otherwise would not have committed
entry of default	The clerk's record that the defendant has defaulted by not answering, or not answering on time. The plaintiff must request this record entry
Entry Point Obscured	EPO
Entry Point Obscuring	EPO
enure to the benefit	inure to the benefit	4uzhoj
Env.L.Rptr.	Environmental Law Reporter
Envtl. & Plan.L.J.	Environmental and Planning Law Journal
Envtl.L.	Environmental Law
Epstein, Becker, and Greed	EBG