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year and a day rule Law Definition

n

The rule of common law that in order for homicide to have been committed, the victim’s death must occur within a year and a day after the act that allegedly caused it.

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  1. ‹ year after year
  2. ‹ Year 2000
  3. ‹ year
  4. ‹ yeanling
  5. ‹ yean
  6. ‹ yeah
  7. ‹ yea-high
  8. ‹ yea
  9. ‹ ye
  10. ‹ yd
  1. year-end ›
  2. year-end dividend ›
  3. year-over-year ›
  4. year-round ›
  5. Year To Date ›
  6. yearbook ›
  7. yearend ›
  8. yearling ›
  9. yearlong ›
  10. yearly ›