Thus, by pursuing a RICO charge, the government has made up for the seemingly slow pace of its investigation, and has enabled itself to bring in proof of all alleged acts of extortion and kickbacks, rather than just those that occurred after the fall of 2007.
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It's not as if there weren't plenty of proof in plenty of puddings.
Fifty-two suspected members of the radical Islamic group, Salafia Jihadia, appeared in a cage of bullet-proof glass in the criminal chamber of Casablanca's appeals court.
In making proof of a transmutation of the character of property by gift the usual rules of evidence as to sufficiency apply.
In the movie Proof of Life, loosely based on real events and released in 2000, Meg Ryan's character has some harrowing decisions to make.
This week, for those who fervently refute this position, developments in France and the U.S. offer sound and practical proof in support of my ongoing thesis.
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He declined to be more specific, but law-enforcement officials in several U.S. states have accused some debt buyers of submitting incomplete, sloppy and even fraudulent documents in courts as proof of what a borrower owes.
For the most part, they have succeeded in shifting the burden of proof in the public mind.
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That liability usually ends up as Treasury debt parked at the Federal Reserve in custody for foreign governments, the proof of purchase for billions of dollars in extra U.S. imports.
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The country passed strict liability laws in 2009 that negate the need for proof of fault in liability claims involving biosafety.
Nonetheless, many worry that Britain's extradition arrangements have become too free and easy, thanks to the legal changes in 2003 that lightened the burden of proof in seeking extradition for 51 countries, including a few rather dodgy ones such as Azerbaijan.
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The approach is still in the proof-of-concept stage and is not yet commercially available.
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He appeared in several proof-of-life videos posted by the militants as negotiations for his release dragged on.
Although it's currently just in the proof-of-concept, prototype stage (like, it still needs to be plugged into the wall, making it less than ideal for outdoor applications), future versions of the project will sport batteries (of course), sensors for monitoring water quality, cameras for peeping stuff, and even bacteria for breaking down pollutants (think: Exxon Valdez).
Unless, of course, you think weighing less than an offensive lineman in the NFL is proof of being skinny.
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Pollak's order "gives us the essential fruits of the government investigation" in a civil case that doesn't require the higher standard of proof needed in the criminal one, Richard Emery, an attorney for McNamee said Sunday.
The researchers claim the study, published in the journal Science, offers rare experimental proof of a breakdown in a local ecosystem.
The 2000 Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, or Cafra, put in protections for individuals, including increasing the government's burden of proof in many proceedings.
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After all, the burden of proof in such cases should lie on those who wish to be allowed to deprive consumers of reasonable choices.
Such a shift in the burden of proof is far from a technicality, and far from limited to drug dealers.
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The documentation is in place but the proof of whether it is all genuine will be if it turns up.
Several women have now come forward claiming they had affairs with Tiger Woods, offering proof in the form of voicemails, text messages and photos.
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Look no further than the furore over the past week over the regulations governing procurement in the NHS for proof of how distracting change can be.
However, with the evidence that has emerged, especially that contained within the discovery documents released in recent days, proof of a racial motive concerning the shooting seems wholly lacking.
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The Republicans have targeted Ms Boxer as one of five vulnerable Democrats they need to unseat in order to achieve their dream of a filibuster-proof 60 votes in the Senate.
So far, the UK government has stood by its original claim, though it has offered little in the way of proof -- other then to say the weapons will eventually be found.
Strict liability crimes are those for which an individual may be charged and convicted even in the absence of proof that he knew what he was doing and that he was violating the law.
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Therefore, in order to establish proof of principle that they can hold ground over the long-term against the Tea Party, Democrats had to at least moderately erode the gains made by Republicans in 2010.
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Because the initial distillation takes it to a very high proof, in excess of 90% pure alcohol, the base ingredient hardly matters because the taste is lost as it converted to practically neutral alcohol.
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