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While the recent restrictions on federal habeas corpus in capital cases may reduce costs at the federal level, they may not reduce costs overall because costs are likely to be shifted to the states and counties where post-conviction motions in state courts will be litigated more extensively.


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True Power

The actual power consumed by a device, calculated in watts as the product of voltage, current, and the cosine of the phase angle for AC circuits.

Clamp-On Ammeter

A type of ammeter that can measure a wire's current without the need to disconnect it from the circuit, by clamping around the wire.

True Power

The actual power consumed by a circuit, measured in watts, as opposed to apparent power, which includes reactive power.

Series RC

A circuit configuration consisting of a resistor (R) and a capacitor (C) connected in a series arrangement.

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