constructive presence — A fiction of criminal law whereby a person who is physically elsewhere at the time of the commission of the crime, is regarded as being present at the scene of the crime committed through agencies set in motion by that person. Hyde v United… … Ballentine's law dictionary
presence — Act, fact, or state of being in a certain place and not elsewhere, or within sight or call, at hand, or in some place that is being thought of. The existence of a person in a particular place at a given time particularly with reference to some… … Black's law dictionary
presence — The bearing or personality of a person. The fact of being at a place at a particular time. The meaning of the word depends upon the circumstances. No one can accurately define it. It implies an area which has no metes and bounds. Anything done… … Ballentine's law dictionary
constructive flight — A fiction which has been adopted to secure the return, from a sister state as a fugitive from justice, of a person who has by his constructive presence committed a crime in the demanding state. 31 Am J2d Extrad § 5 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Constructive set theory — is an approach to mathematical constructivism following the program of axiomatic set theory. That is, it uses the usual first order language of classical set theory, and although of course the logic is constructive, there is no explicit use of… … Wikipedia
Constructive engagement — International opposition to apartheid in South Africa Campaigns Academic boycott · Sporting boycott Disinvestment ·Constructive engagement Instruments and legislation … Wikipedia
constructive contempt — A contempt of court committed, not in the presence of the court, but at some distance away from it, usually consisting in disobeying or resisting process, intimidating a witness, or giving a false report of judicial proceeding while the same is… … Ballentine's law dictionary
constructive possession — noun (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑possession, ↑ownership … Useful english dictionary
constructive contempt — noun : a contempt that is committed outside the presence of a court in session or of a judge acting in a judicial capacity and is either civil in character when in willful disobedience to a lawful order or decree made for the benefit of a party… … Useful english dictionary
principal — adj Chief; leading; most important or considerable; primary; original. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree. As to principal challenge principal contract principal obligation principal office principal vein, see those… … Black's law dictionary
