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Accessory Accomplice Acquittal Accusation Administrative Hearing Affidavit Age of Consent Appeals Arbitration Arrest Warrant Arson Assault Bail Bond Bailiff Bank Robbery Battery Bench Trial Bench Warrant Blood alcohol content (BAC) Burden of Proof Breathalyzer Bribery Capital Offense Carjacking Carrying a Concealed Weapon Case Law Child Abuse Child [..]

Changes in orthography|medieval orthographic innovation]] to discourage intervocalic palatalization); literally "from table and cushion", but generally translated as "from bed and board." A divorce [..]