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251. Recusation
An application made to a judge asking that they do not hear a particular case
because of a real perceived conflict of interest.
253. Rebuttable Presumption
A presumption of fact which can be defeated by
persuasive evidence to the contrary.
254. Reasonable Doubt
A threshold of proof in criminal cases which requires the trier of fact to be
sure of the defendant's guilt before convicting.
257. Ratification
the act of approving or accepting an act
performed by another, applicable to both to individual actions and measures
proposed by an individual
260. Quo Warranto
Latin, referring to a special legal procedure
taken to stop a person or an organization from doing something for which it may
not have the legal authority by demanding to know by what right they exercise
the controversial authority.
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