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Hit and Run

When a motorist involved in an accident flees the scene.

HELD IN TRUST

A term used to describe property held by a person who is not the owner but who is a trustee or an agent. TLD Example: The parties to the contract agreed to

HEEDLESS ACT

This term applies to an act that is carried out with no regard to the safety and welfare of other people.

HOME RULE

This term gives the right of self-government that is granted to a body within a states borders.

HEREIN

an adverb that refers to a phrase, sentence, page, clause or paragraph in a document.

HUMILIATION

the term used when a person has been disgraced, belittled or made to look foolish.

HOMOTRANSPLANTATION

the term that describes taking an organ from one person and giving it to another person.

HOMICIDE EXCUSABLE

This term applies to a person who kills another person while defending himself.

HEIRS AND ASSIGNS

These are words found in an habendum clause in a deed that says exactly what the heirs will receive.

HORNBOOK

a term given to a book that is for the purpose of teaching a subject’s fundamentals.

HYPNOSIS

the term given to the induced state of a person who is responsive to suggestion.

HOSPITAL RECORDS

These are the documents that relate to a patient while they have been in hospital.

HOMESTEAD CORPORATION

This term applies to a corporation that buys a large plot of land and improves it for houses.

HOUSE COUNSEL

This term is given to an attorney who is employed exclusively by one corporation or company.

HALF-TRUTH

a deceitful act where only part of the truth is told where all of the truth will lead to a different conclusion.

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