Glossary of Legal Terms

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kidnapping

Unlawfully taking and carrying away a person by force and against his/her will.

King's Bench power

Extraordinary jurisdiction given some high courts, including Pennsylvania's Supreme Court, to assume adjudication of any case pending before a lower court which involves issue/s of immediate public importance. In Pennsylvania the Supreme Court can do this on its own or upon petition from any party.

knowlingly

Willfully or intentionally with respect to a material element of an offense.

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