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

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.

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.

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.

This term is given to trespass that is pardoned and does away with a law suit.

This term applies to the examine of a witness while under oath before a trial. Also called a deposition.

a Latin phrase that means a claim has arisen from the breaking of a law.

a personal right that is recognised by a court of equity.

This the term that is given to a tax assessment that is too high and does not conform with other evaluations.

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.