Bodily Injury Liability Coverage
A type of auto insurance coverage wherein the insurer will cover the cost of bodily harm caused by the policyholder deemed at fault in an accident.
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A type of auto insurance coverage wherein the insurer will cover the cost of bodily harm caused by the policyholder deemed at fault in an accident.
A shortened name for the “Kelley Blue Book,” which publishes the values of used vehicles.
A government-set auto insurance rate used in Canada. An insurance company that sets its rates within a certain range of the benchmark rate does not need government approval to use those rates.
See dependent bill.
a heavy metal that is covered with leather and has a flexible handle. Often carried by police and sometimes by criminals.
This applies to the state of a brain that shows no electrical activity.
This term is used to describe the bad conduct of a criminal while he is serving a sentence. It is the opposite of good behaviour.
This term means that a person has the legal ownership of something.
This occurs when an accused is confined to jail or the person is arrested to the satisfaction of the judgement against him.
See the Parole Board.
a law where the permanent improvements to a property that increases its value are recoverable by the occupant being paid by the owner.
the statement that a decree from court was based on fraud and therefore the decree should be vacated and declared non-existent.
This bail that is given by a defendant who intends to appeal the decision of a court and wants to delay payment of a judgement until an appeal is heard.
This term applies to money that is given as a bail in the place of a bail bond. See, How to Bail Someone Out of Jail: Guide and FAQ
the degree that is conferred upon graduation from a college of law and is abbreviated to L.L.B.
the failure to hold quiet all information that is confidential.
a lawsuit that determines the boundaries of lands and is a dispute between 2 adjoining land owners.
a statute that prevents selling the stock of a fraudulent company.
The term that implies a person has been brought before a court in order to answer a charge or is legally bound to make an engagement.
term given to any money that is received during an unlawful enterprise; money that is paid as a bribe.
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