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residential hotel


Any building that contains six or more guest rooms or efficiency units that are designed, used, rented or occupied for sleeping purposes by guests, and which is the primary residence of these guests.
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abandonment: When a parent leaves a child without enough care, supervision, support, or parental contact for an excessive period of time.
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abrogate


To repeal or cancel an old law using another law or constitutional power.
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abstract


A summary of what a court or government agency does.
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abstract of judgment


Summary of the court’s final decision. Can be used as a lien if you file it with the county recorder.
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accessory


A person that helps someone else commit a crime, either before or after the crime.
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accomplice


A person that helps someone else commit a crime. Can be on purpose or not.
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accrual


The total amount of child support payments that you owe or that are late.
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accused


The person that is charged with a crime and has to go to criminal court. (See defendant.)
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acknowledgment


Saying, testifying, or assuring that something is true. You can say this out loud or write it down.
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