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| the branch of zoology dealing with insects. |
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| the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures. |
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| a device for producing copies of a drawing or of writing |
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| the doctrine that rules or principles of law on which a court rested a previous decision are authoritative in all future cases in which the facts are substantially the same. |
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| the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality: |
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| a calling into question or a finding fault, especially with respect to the value or virtue of something; critical examination. |
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| A defendants pleading that does not admit guilt but subjects him or her to a punishment as though a plea had been entered |
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| breach; violation; infringement: |
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| serving or designed for testing or trial. |
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| to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial: |
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| the scientific study and evaluation of physical evidence in the commission of crimes. |
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| data presented to a court or jury in proof of the facts in issue and which may include the testimony of witnesses, records, documents, or objects. |
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| the science or study of the motion of projectiles, as bullets, shells, or bombs. |
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| the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind. |
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| any science or branch of knowledge. |
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| the written law established by enactments expressing the will of the legislature, as distinguished from the unwritten law or common law. |
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| the law administered through the system of courts established for the purpose, as distinct from equity or admiralty. |
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| the body of laws of a state or nation regulating ordinary private matters, as distinct from laws regulating criminal, political, or military matters. |
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| the laws of a state or country dealing with criminal offenses and their punishments. |
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| reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution. |
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| a person, as a physician, who provides testimony at a legal proceeding in the form of professional opinions. |
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| faulty scientific information or research, especially when used to advance special interests. |
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| to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate: |
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