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TRIGGER GUARD – bent strip of metal that protects
the trigger from accidental discharge. Guards the
trigger from unnecessary action to avoid accidental
firing.

TRIGGER LEVEL – contacts rebound slide to return
trigger forward. Mechanism in a revolver that
prevents excessive rearward movement after
hammer release.

TROJAN HORSE – any computer program that is
altered or designed to perform an unwanted or
malicious function while appearing to perform a
routine or benign function.

TRUE SCENE – a crime scene where no evidence has
been introduced or removed, thus an
“uncontaminated scene”.

TUMBLING – the illegal altering of a cellular phone's
microchip so that its access codes change after
each call, making it difficult to trace the fraudulent
user; done through a personal computer.

TUMULTUOUS – the disturbance or interruption shall
be deemed tumultuous if caused by more than
three persons who are armed or provided with
means of violence.

TWELVE TABLES – early roman laws which regulated
family, religious and economic life. It represented
the earliest codification of Roman law incorporated
into the Justinian Code. It is the foundation of all
public and private law of the Romans until the time
of Justinian. It is also a collection of legal principles
engraved on metal tablets and set up on the forum.

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