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Legal definitions for terms and concepts beginning with Z

Zealous Witness
A witness who demonstrates disproportionate enthusiasm while testifying.
Zebra Crossing
Striped white or yellow lines painted on asphalted streets indicating a pedestrian crossing or a pedestrian right-of-way.
Zero
Nil; no quantity or number.
Zihar
Muslim law: an insult proffered by a husband upon his wife which likens the wife to some prohibited female relation of his, and exposes the husband to divorce.
Zina
Muslim law: sexual relations; occurring outside of bond of marriage.
Zipper
Devices consisting of two opposite series of members adapted to be attached one on each side of an aperture in some article and to interlock so as to close the aperture upon the slide being operated in one direction, or to separate so as to leave the aperture open upon the slide being operated in the opposite direction.
Zombi
A mechanically driven human corpse.
Zone or Zoning
The application of a law which restricts specified territory as to use.
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