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Zoning Ordinance
Definition: classification of real property for various purposes; the government power to control and supervise the use of privately owned real property
Pronunciation: \ˈzōn\ \ˈȯrd-nən(t)s\
Used in a Sentence: The town has passed a zoning ordinance limiting construction.
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Zero Lot Line
Definition: a term generally used to describe the positioning of a structure on a lot so that one side rests directly on the lot’s boundary line
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Used in a Sentence: The zoning laws do not allow building with zero lot lines.
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Writ Of Supersedeas
Definition: a stay of enforcement, temporary stop in a legal proceeding, restraining order
Pronunciation: \ˌsü-pər-ˈsē-dē-əs\
Used in a Sentence:
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Writ Of Mandamus
Definition: a writ issued by a superior court commanding the performance of a specified official act or duty
Pronunciation: \man-ˈdā-məs\
Used in a Sentence: The DPR can file a proceeding in the name of the state requesting the circuit court to issue a writ of mandamus ordering an unlicensed activity to stop.
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Writ Of Certiorari
Definition: an extraordinary writ issued by a superior court to call up the records of a particular case from an inferior judicial body
Pronunciation: \ˌsər-shē-ə-ˈrar-ē\
Used in a Sentence: A Writ of Certiorari is one the two ways to have a case from a U.S. Court of Appeals reviewed by the U.S Supreme Court.
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Withhold Adjudication
Definition: when the court determines that a defendant is not likely to again engage in a criminal act and that the ends of justice and the welfare of society do not require the defendant suffer the penalty imposed by law, the court may withhold adjudication of guilt, stay the imposition of the sentence, and place the defendant on probation
Pronunciation: \ə-ˌjü-di-ˈkā-shən\
Used in a Sentence: When the court determined the defendant was not a threat to engage in the activity again it withheld adjudication and placed the defendant on probation.