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ultraviolet spectrophotometry: technique used for the detection of the blood pigment carboxyhemoglobin used in carbon monoxide poisoning (Alberta Justice, 1993, p. 14-15). 
undomicile people: "people who do not have a home, residence, habitation, abode, house or dwelling; in comparison to domicile people who are not homeless" (WWWebster, on-line, 1997).
unfit to stand trial: "means being unable because of a mental disorder to understand the nature, object and possible consequences of the proceedings or to communicate with counsel" (Canada Criminal Code, Bill C-30, Feb 4, 1992). unfit to stand trial: "a legal term that means a defendant is unable on account of mental disorder to conduct a defense at any stage of the proceedings before a verdict is rendered or to instruct council to do so, and, in particular, unable on account of mental disorder to (a) understand the nature or object of the proceedings, (b) understand the possible consequences of the proceedings, or (c) communicate with council" (Criminal Code of Canada, 1992, C-46).
United States Federal Bureau of Prisons: "the correctional system in the United States is diffuse and differentiated among varying jurisdictions at the federal, state, and local levels. The Federal Bureau operates 81 institutions as of 1995" (Federal Bureau of Prisons, 1996).
US federal prisons charges: "for federal charges against country" (John Roberts, 1997, Archivist, US Bureau of Federal Prisons).
US state prisons charges: "for state charges - sentences can be long or short in both. In the US murder of another person can be served in a state penitentiary, whereas in Canada they would be sentenced to a federal prison" (John Roberts, 1997, Archivist, US Bureau of Federal Prisons).
uxoricide: "the killing of the wife by a husband (Kent-Wilkinson, 1996, p. 14)
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