Abuse excuse is defined as a self-defense claim which is usually used in criminal cases, stating that a defendant is incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong or controlling their impulses because of being subjected to prolonged abu
Abuse of discretion is a standard of review used by appellate courts to review decisions of lower courts.
Abuse of process is a common law tort that involves the misuse of legal process(es) for an ulterior purpose. Abuse of process is one of several actionable offenses aimed at discouraging bad-faith litigation attempts.
Abusive discharge is a terminated employee’s claim that their termination breached some public policy of the state. Abusive discharge claims are often brought when no claim for breach of contract or violation of a statute can be alleged. Thus, the employee attempts to show that
Abut means to directly border. Property law frequently concerns the rights of abutting landowners.
Depreciation is the reduced value of something over time. Accelerated depreciation is any loss of value where the business depreciates (i.e., accounts for the value loss of a fixed asset in tax filings) at a greater proportion of an asset’s expected lifetime value loss earlier in its life.
Accelerated filer is a class of reporting company which has shorter deadlines to file their periodic reports.
Acceleration theory is a subsection of causation in criminal law in which a third party’s action, or a second defendant’s actions, speed up the effects of a primary defendant’s actions. For example, defendant A shoots the victim, which would cause the victim to bleed out in one hour; however, defendant B also stabs the victim, causing the victim to now bleed out in 30 minutes.
To accept means to receive something with approval (i.e., consent). This usually arises in the context of accepting a payment that is late or not complete, or accepting delivery of legal papers (acceptance of service).