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Taking an oath that will give up a right already had such as pledging an allegiance to a new country by giving up the right of allegiance to another country.

Running away from the law, to make yourself absent in an attempt to avoid the legal process.

a method of causing pregnancy where semen from an anonymous donor in injected into a woman’s uterus.

the total amount that is covered by a liability insurance policy. It may cover a set amount for a claim and an aggregate amount for several claims of similar nature. See insurance;

a non-profit organisation with the main objective of defining and clarifying common law principles existing in our country.

a suit that is given in such terms that of the several facts presented it is not sure which the attorney will base the case on.

This term is used to describe an attack that is carried with malice aforethought and has the intent to kill someone.

A person who is capable of serving in the military. It does mean that there are no defects but that a person is able.

the law that breaks up large holdings of land and distributes the land to a number of people. also known as Agragarian Reform Acts.

the person who signs his name on a document tat the maker or maker’s request and certifies its identity and existence.

when the court takes the property and will hold it during the course of the trial. The property is security should the case be decided against the defendant.

Something that is unconditional, final, complete and without any restrictions or conditions.

a philosophy of law resulting from analysing and comparing many legal concepts and does not depend upon any one theory or existing principles or laws.

The unqualified and the total agreement in accepting a liability or a responsibility.

Any person connected to a crime before or after it has happened, but was not present when the crime was committed. See aid and abet.

the term used to describe the attorney with a dubious reputation who solicits his clients from the victims of accidents. See indirect solicitation.

the term used when an attempt to cause harm to a person has been carried out.

These are the changes that a person makes to his tax return to correct any errors that were made in the original filing.

This the term applying losing your memory. It may be permanent or temporary and due to disease or an emotionally disturbed state.

The authority to act in any manner that a person sees fit to do. TLD Example: Laws place constraints on a person’s arbitrary power to do as he or she wishes without