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Fourteenth Amendment
Definition:
Among other matters, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without adequate due process.
Allegation
Definition:
The assertion, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, made in a pleading, establishing what the party expects to prove.
Fraud
Definition:
An intentional perversion of truth; deceitful practice or device resorted to with intent to deprive another of property or other right.
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