Category: H

the name given to the person who has been left money or property by another person in a will.

This means to damage, injure or hurt.

the name given to a clause in a deed that describes the estate that is to be granted.

the term used to describe a house of prostitution. Also known as a bawdy house, house of ill-repute.

This term applies to the person who would be heir now but if another person is born who is more closely related he wouldn’t be heir.

a phrase with the same meaning as the heir and is recognised by the law.

This term applies to the blameless killing of a person, such as in self-defense.

document that releases a person from serving in the armed services who conducted himself well.

This term applies to a robbery that involves a weapon of some kind.

This phrase applies to a person who aids or hides a foreigner in the US who has not got a legal right to be in the country.

This term describes the piece of membrane that covers the entrance to the vagina that is found in virgins. See maidenhead.

The instruction given to a jury that urges it to weight all of the evidence to determine its validity.

a slang term meaning to cheat or to swindle.

This a Latin phrase to do with inheriting an estate as written in a will and testament of the person who has died.

This means to preside over an open court.

the term used when a person hides another person wanted by the law.

a term that denotes “no responsibility” where a person is excused form obligation and liability.

This applies to the reporting of physicians to the appropriate authorities about drug users and addicts.

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

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