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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (73895)	9/4/2003 6:29:11 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Bingo. For those who still question this principle, the authoritative dictionary of legal terms is Black's Law Dictionary. It's definitions: innocence: The absence of guilt; esp., freedom from guilt for a particular offense. Cf. Guilty. innocent: Free from guilt; free from legal fault. guilty: Having committed a crime; responsible for a crime. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Ed. . There is also a civil usage of guilty, which is "Responsible for a cifvil wrong, such as a tort or breach of contract." But we were discussing acquittal and innocence, which is purely a criminal context. CB -- you want to argue with Black's? <g> PS: One of the best pieces of advice I got when I was admitted to law school was to get Black's and reads it rigorously. Legal terms very often have a very different meaning from their counterparts in the non-legal sphere, and you get into big trouble in court (or in law school exams) if you don't recognize the difference.