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When two or more vehicles are involved in a low-impact collision with minimal damage.

The name given to laws requiring motorists to obtain insurance coverage on vehicles driven on state roads.

See Amendments to constitution.

the court proceeding that will force the father of a child to provide support for it.

a judge who will preside over a US federal court.

an informal relationship where one person trusts the other and relies on their judgement.

a witness who has knowingly and willfully given a false testimony.

a term given to the issue presented in equity court that does not have the jurisdiction to settle. It should be heard in court of common law.

Decree that settles a case between the parties.

This term applies to knowing a person through frequent contact and does not apply an intimacy.

the term for punishment using a whip.

a Latin phrase where a court with the authority to try a case decides to turn the matter over to another court.

These are the rights given to people of life, liberty, property, freedom of speech, assembly, press and religion.

See false action.

a debt that is based on a trust or a confidence and not on a contract.

These are the laws passed by a government that give the federal district courts authority to hear claims for damages against the US.

the return that conforms to the rate of similar investments and reflects a fair payment for property.

an abbreviation of free on board where the seller delivers goods at his own risk and expenses.

an order given by the post master general to return mail to the sender who is using mail to defraud.

This term is applied to the earnings an injured would have made if he had not have been injured.