Latin for Lawyers

SUBVERT, SUBVERSION, SUBVERSIVE

SUBVERT, SUBVERSION, SUBVERSIVE [L. sub + verto, vertere / to turn, turn around] To corrupt by attacking one’s morals or standards. To bring down or destroy. To overturn or overthrow. To undermine or weaken the foundation of. Sub version is the attempt to destroy or undermine the institutions of a country or government, usually by activities within the country itself. A subversive is a person who engages in subversion. Subversive acts or activities are all those acts directed toward the destruction of a government. Subversion is a federal crime. SUCCEED, SUCCESSION, SUCCESSIVE [L. succedo , succedere / to go under, submit to; also, to come after, follow, succeed] Succeed : To follow in order or sequence. To acquire a property right or inter est from a decedent, by will or intestacy. To come into a title or honor. Suc cession : The order in which persons acquire interests in a particular property. The order in which persons acquire title or vestigial rights. The process by which things and persons follow each other in order. The process by which an individual acquires a beneficial interest in a testamentary estate. A succession tax is a tax upon the privilege of acquiring an interest in property by will or inheritance. Successive : Following in order; following without interruption or hiatus. Successive assignees are a series of assignees, one from the other, all of whom acquire the same interest in a particular property, but at different times. Successive indictments are a series of indictments of the same defen dant for the same crime, usually separated by the dismissal of an earlier indictment or by an order for a new trial. A successive tort feasor is a second tortfeasor who has contributed independently of the first tortfeasor to the injuries of the plaintiff. SUDDEN [L. subitus / sudden, by surprise] Occurring unexpectedly. Changing in form or substance without notice or warning. Characterized by haste. Precipitate. Sudden heat is another term for the heat of passion (also called the sudden heat of passion.) Sudden heat is an excess of rage or anger caused by an immediate provocation, not by a former provocation or one which has elapsed with sufficient time to cool off. Sudden heat is relevant in judging the crime of manslaughter. The sudden emergency doctrine provides a defense to negligence. Under circumstances in which a defendant finds himself confronted by a sudden emergency which was not the result of his own negligence, he is permitted to act as any other reasonably prudent person would act under the same emergency.

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