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Identity Theft

Deliberately obtaining and taking away someone else’s personal information for criminal intentions.

Insurance Card

The proof required in some states and issued by an insurance company that indicates a vehicle is insured. The cards are kept in the vehicle to show to police or other motorists in

INCIDENTAL RELIEF

This means the awarding in a court of equity that goes beyond the requested in the initial complaint.

ISSUE IN FACT

a term given to the matter brought before a court where issues that concern facts of then case that are in controversy,

INSTALLMENT

used to describe the regular and periodic payment of a debt.

INTERCEPTION

phrase that means a wiretap or the intercepting of messages.

INSULT

used to describe an affront or indignity to a person’s self-respect that could warrant the awarding of damages.

INVESTIGATION

A term that means to examine and to look at carefully, discover the factor make a legal inquiry. TLD Example: Police conducted a thorough investigation of the accusations of wrongdoing made against the

IDENTICAL

the word used to describe a thing that is the same as something else in all respects.

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

the used to describe a lack of evidence or not having enough facts for a jury top reach a verdict.

ILLEGAL INTEREST

the term that describes the interest on loans that is higher than the rates that are allowed by law.

IMPUTED NEGLIGENCE

This term is applied to negligence of a person who is responsible for the action of another person.

IMPEACHMENT OF A VERDICT

to question the validity of a verdict that is based on doubts that it was arrived at in the proper manner.

INCAPACITATED

This term means that a person cannot perform their usual functions or duties due to a mental or physical disability.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

This term describes the person who is asked do perform an action or job who maintains the control over the job. See, e.g., Independent Contractor Misclassification: Explanation and FAQ

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