essential element
- A fundamental part of a tort or crime that needs to be claimed in the legal document (like the indictment) to establish a valid initial case
- The prosecution failed to establish an essential element of the charge, resulting in the dismissal of the case.
- The lack of an essential element in the complaint led to the dismissal of the civil suit.
- Upon reviewing the indictment, the judge noticed the absence of an essential element.
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