COGENT
This term applies to something that is convincing, compelling and appeals to reason.
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This term applies to something that is convincing, compelling and appeals to reason.
Used in medical jurisprudence where a brother or sister is the nearest available next of kin and can give consent to treatment.
the money that is spent in buying and promoting a business.
the term that applies to a spoken consent usually when it is not possible to get written consent.
part of the health code that requires physicians to report any outbreaks of contagious and communicable diseases. See contagious diseases.
This term applies to any evidence that is based on an estimate or a guess and is insufficient to form the basis of a conclusion.
where a witnesses testimony has been attacked and labelled as false and the court allows testimony from the person who was given the testimony that it was deemed to have been reliable
the certificate that verifies the abstractor of titles to property that shows the records of titles covered by the search.
the practice in a case or a question of law that is referred to by a lower court to a higher court to make a decision.
the same term as contrary to the evidence.
This up to the presiding judge who will removal all onlookers and any guests from the courtroom during proceedings.
the contract that does not create a debt due to the contract being fulfilled with the payment of cash.
A non-profit financial corporation that is organized for the purpose of obtaining credit for its members.
the name given to the statute that controls the distribution and outlawing of addictive and narcotic substances and drugs.
a Latin term for about or around such as a relic being circa 500BC.
This term is applied to an offer that is kept open for a period of time.
These are crimes that have been created by existing statutes and not common law.
a requirement in many communities where all contagious or communicable disease outbreaks are reported to the health board.
These are the monies owed to the receiver who is administering a business that has gone bankrupt.
the term that is applied to statutory rape where injury to the female is caused by the attempt to penetrate and have intercourse.
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