Xantus's murrelet has been split into two species: 1  Scripps's murrelet, Synthliboramphus scrippsi. 2  Guadalupe murrelet, Synthliboramphus hypoleucus.
California's Three Strikes Law. The Three Strikes law significantly increases the prison sentences of persons convicted of felonies who have been previously convicted of a violent or serious felony, and limits the ability of these offenders to receive a punishment other than a prison sentence.
due process of law. group action - action taken by a group of people. legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked. notification, presentment - an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative.