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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 money that is available to the plaintiff as the defendant has breached his contract.

the term given to the written record of a court’s decision and is in the permanent records of the court.

a direct and fixed charge placed on goods.

the term given to a remedy when the law creates a new liability or a new right.

a Latin phrase for the writ brought before court contends that the judgement be set aside due to an error of fact.

This term is applied to the executor of an estate whose duties goes beyond those of an executor and he becomes a trustee.

a Latin phrase that means to be beyond the protection of the law or outside of the law.

the phrase that is used to signify the lengthened punishment of a criminal due to their previous record.

These are the taxes that are the same for each person in a particular area.

These are the facts needed to prove a matter that is at issue.

See amendments to the constitution.

These are the written statements of claims that are presented to a court of equity.

the term given to negligence that the defendant could not control the circumstances of.

This the remedy that tries to make relief possible that won’t ordinarily be obrained in ordinary action of the court.

This means to be absolved of all charges and to be declared to be not responsible.

the term given to the heir apparent and he will inherit the property even if no will is made.

These are the circumstances that exist in emergency situations where there is a serious risk to other people.

a mistake that is made by the court when applies the law to the case in hand.

the testimony given by a person with expertise in a particular field.