Category: E

If an insured person pays for a policy in advance, the “earned” premium is the portion of the policy that has already been used.

This phrase means a proper or a pure easement that passes to new owner by inheritance or purchase.

the principle that states that you should do everything possible in order to correct the situation before seeking help from a court.

This occurs when a case is heard by the right jurisdiction but the judge then exceeds his jurisdiction when giving judgement.

the term for a motion that is not an ordinary one and that does not occur very often.

the name given to a sentence that is longer than the time this is fixed by a law.

an endorsement where the person endorsing attaches a condition to his liability.

This term applies to an offense that is committed and does not bear on the current trial.

The name given to the freedom a child gets when his parents allow him to leave home. Cf., What Does Emancipation Mean?

the term that is used when a unlawful offence has been done by an officer and he is removed from that office.

This phrase deals with possession of land and the right to possess it.

the term applied to the fair and reasonable reduction in the damages awarded to a claimant.

This term is used to lengthen the time given to m et an obligation.

This term means a change in the rules governing how property will be inherited by the legal descendants.

the pardon for a crime that has come from the governor or the president of a state.

a statement that goes beyond any limits of privilege and it is violent, intemperate or irrelevant.

This term applies to an endorsement where the person endorsing names a person who the money will be paid to.

the term given to an officer of a company that is able to act for the board of directors.

1. a homicide that is committed in self-defence. 2. An accidental homicide. See homicide, justifiable; justifiable homicide.

the term for having the sole power.