Skip to main content  wex definitions    The first step in
criminal proceeding where the defendant is brought in front of
the court to hear the charges and enter a plea.  Illustrative
caselaw  See, e.g. County of Riverside v. McLaughlin 500 U.S. 44
(1991) and Godinez v. Moran, 509 U.S. 389 (1993).  Antitrust
violations  Violations of laws designed to protect trade and
commerce from abusive practices such as price-fixing,
restraints, price discrimination, and monopolization.  The
principal federal antitrust laws are the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C.
§§ 1-7) and the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 12-27).    See White-
collar crime    1.  Intentionally putting another person in
reasonable apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive
contact.  No intent to cause physical injury needs to exist, and
no physical injury needs to result.  So defined in tort law and
the criminal statutes of some states.  Abuse of discretion
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