Some jurisdictions have specialized appellate courts, such as the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which only hears appeals raised in criminal cases, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has general jurisdiction but derives most of its caseload from patent cases, on the other hand, and appeals from the Court of Federal Claims on the other.

Some jurisdictions hold this as an absolute right, and in its absence, a sentence may potentially be overturned, with the result that a new sentencing hearing must be held.

Some established jurisdictions require adherence to design and historic preservation guidelines.

Some jurisdictions have incorporated the definition of civil assault into the definition of the crime making it a criminal assault to intentionally cause another person to apprehend a harmful or offensive contact.

Some jurisdictions allow force to be used in defense of property, to prevent damage either in its own right, or under one or both of the preceding classes of defense in that a threat or attempt to damage property might be considered a crime ( in English law, under s5 Criminal Damage Act 1971 it may be argued that the defendant has a lawful excuse to damaging property during the defense and a defense under s3 Criminal Law Act 1967 ) subject to the need to deter vigilantes and excessive self-help.

Some jurisdictions also permit the board of directors to appoint directors, either to fill a vacancy which arises on resignation or death, or as an addition to the existing directors.

Some jurisdictions have required formalities to establishing copyright, but most recognize copyright in any completed work, without formal registration.

Some jurisdictions have penal codes written to inflict permanent harsh punishments: legal mutilation, capital punishment or life without parole.

Some countries like the United Kingdom have no entrenched document setting out fundamental rights ; in those jurisdictions the constitution is composed of statute, case law and convention.

Some jurisdictions give priority to motorized traffic, for example setting up one-way street systems, free-right turns, high capacity roundabouts, and slip roads.

Some jurisdictions classify as violent certain property crimes involving a strong likelihood of psychological trauma to the property owner ; for example, Virginia treats both common-law burglary ( the breaking and entering of a dwelling house at night with the intent to commit larceny, assault and battery, or any felony therein ) and statutory burglary ( breaking and entering with further criminal intent but without the dwelling-house or time elements, such that the definition applies to break-ins at any time and of businesses as well as of dwelling houses ) as felonies.

Some governors-general are considered de facto heads of state because, though not the de jure ( juridical or legal ) head of state, in practice they function like a head of state in most or all jurisdictions.

Some activities, known as sex crimes in some locations, are illegal in some jurisdictions, including those conducted between ( or among ) consenting and competent adults ( examples include sodomy law and adult-adult incest ).

Some jurisdictions forbid sexual activity outside of legal marriage completely.

Some jurisdictions also make allowances for young people engaged in sexual acts with each other.

Some jurisdictions forbid first-cousins to marry, while others limit the prohibition to brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, aunts and uncles.

Some jurisdictions require the evaluation to address the defendant's ability to control their behavior at the time of the offense ( the volitional limb ).

Some jurisdictions limit court-ordered treatment to individuals who meet statutory criteria for presenting a danger " to self or others.

Some civil law jurisdictions do, however, have arbitration panels with non-legally trained members decide cases in select subject-matter areas relevant to the arbitration panel members ' areas of expertise.

Some jurisdictions with jury trials allow the defendant to waive their right to a jury trial, this leading to a bench trial.

Some jurisdictions also permit a verdict to be returned despite the dissent of one, two, or three jurors.

Some jurisdictions allow employers to count tips given to their workers as credit towards the minimum wage level.

Some departments and jurisdictions require that an officer ask " do you understand?

Some jurisdictions provide the right of a juvenile to remain silent if their parent or guardian is not present.

Some pluralist systems, such as Scots law in Scotland and so-called civil law jurisdictions in Quebec and Louisiana, do not precisely fit into the dual " common-civil " law system classifications.

Some of them are obvious, such as the fact that we associate recorded and live music with our responses and behavior in different types of environments and social settings.

Some recreation features, such as scenic values and water interest, also have greater overall value than other interests.

Some areas may provide archeological values such as ancient Indian village sites or hunting areas, caves, artifacts, etcetera.

Some vocational training schools provide such training, but the current need exceeds the facilities.

Some such youngsters rarely smile, or they try to speak with the mouth closed.

Some anthropologists, such as Lloyd Fallers and Clifford Geertz, focused on processes of modernization by which newly independent states could develop.

Some, such as the spadefoot toads, have strong biting jaws and are carnivorous or even cannibalistic.

Some of these have specific adaptations such as enlarged teeth for biting or spines on the chest, arms or thumbs.

Some salamanders adopt defensive poses when faced by a potential predator such as the North American northern short-tailed shrew ( Blarina brevicauda ).

Some adaptations of the Latin alphabet are augmented with ligatures, such as æ in Old English and Icelandic and Ȣ in Algonquian ; by borrowings from other alphabets, such as the thorn þ in Old English and Icelandic, which came from the Futhark runes ; and by modifying existing letters, such as the eth ð of Old English and Icelandic, which is a modified d. Other alphabets only use a subset of the Latin alphabet, such as Hawaiian, and Italian, which uses the letters j, k, x, y and w only in foreign words.

Some alphabets today, such as the Hanuno ' o script, are learned one letter at a time, in no particular order, and are not used for collation where a definite order is required.

Some of the oldest and most widespread stories in the world are stories of adventure such as Homer's The Odyssey.

Some are no more than a widening of a stream valley ; others, such as the Konya Ovasi, are large basins of inland drainage or are the result of limestone erosion.

Some of these churches are known as Anglican, such as the Anglican Church of Canada, due to their historical link to England ( Ecclesia Anglicana means " English Church ").

Some meals are communal, such as fondue, where a pot is set in the middle of the table for each person to dip into.

Some high mountain villages, such as Avoriaz ( in France ) Wengen and Zermatt ( in Switzerland ) are accessible only by cable car or cog-rail trains, and are car free.

Some belief systems, such as those in the Abrahamic tradition, hold that the dead go to a specific plane of existence after death, as determined by a god, gods, or other divine judgment, based on their actions or beliefs during life.

Some sects, such as the Universalists, believe in universalism that all souls will ultimately be saved and that there are no torments of hell.

Some, such as Francis Crick in 1994, have attempted a " scientific search for the soul ".

Some of these beliefs, such as Pelagianism and semi-Pelagianism ( see below ) are not considered to be within Arminian orthodoxy and are dealt with elsewhere.

Some Arminians, such as professor and theologian Robert Picirilli, reject the doctrine of open theism as a " deformed Arminianism ".