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11. High Seas

A term of international and maritime law; the open ocean that is not part of any exclusive economic zone, territory, or international waters of any state.

12. Heresy

A historic criminal offense, the act of public denial of Christian doctrines.

13. Hereditament

Some thing that can be inherited.

14. Heir

A beneficiary of a will or an intestacy.

15. Heat Of Passion

generally acts as a defense which argues that due to certain provocation of a mental state of fear, anger, or worry that enticed a specific action; used to lessen or remove a charge 

16. Hearsay

Evidence that is offered by a witness of which they do not have direct knowledge, but is based on what others have said to them.

17. Hearing

a court proceeding where arguments and testimony are given 

18. Hatch Act

In the U.S., a statute which controls political activity of government employees.

19. Harassment

Unsolicited words or conduct which tends to annoy, alarm, or abuse another person.

20. Halliday Order

A special court order in regards to document disclosure where a lawyer for a litigant first reviews documents from specified sources and identifies and proposes to set aside and distinguish documents for reasons of privilege, privacy, confidentiality, or the potential personal embarrassment of the party given the personal nature of the information in the document.

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