Law Dictionary Definitions

automobile homicide.See vehicular homicide under HOMICIDE.[Blacks Law 8th]

automobile-guest statute.See GUEST STATUTE.[Blacks Law 8th]

automobile exclusion.See EXCLUSION(3).[Blacks Law 8th]

automobile  exception.An  exception  to  the  warrant  requirement  in  Fourth  Amendment search-and-seizure  law,  holding  that  the  police  may,  without  a  warrant,  thoroughly  search  a A movable vehicle for which the individual has a lessened expectation of privacy (such as a car or boat) if probable cause exists. • For purposes of this doctrine, exigent circumstances are…

automatism   (aw-tom-<<schwa>>-tiz-<<schwa>>m),   n.1.   Action   or   conduct   occurring without will, purpose, or reasoned intention, such as sleepwalking; behavior carried out in a state of unconsciousness or mental dissociation without full awareness. • Automatism may be asserted as  a  defense  to  negate  the  requisite  mental  state  of  voluntariness  for  commission  of  a  crime. [Cases:  Criminal  Law    46. …

automatic wage-withholding.See attachment of wages under ATTACHMENT(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

automatic-transfer statute.See TRANSFER STATUTE.[Blacks Law 8th]

automatic suspension.See automatic stay under STAY.[Blacks Law 8th]

automatic stay.See STAY.[Blacks Law 8th]

automatic perfection.See PERFECTION.[Blacks Law 8th]