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Category: J

JURY GRAND

the term that describes the jury of 12 to 24 men and women who will hear all of the court witnesses and evidence.

JOINT LIVES

a term used that applies to the period that lasts till the death of the last to survive of specified people.

JUST VALUE

a term mused in tax practices that is the fair value of property for tax purposes.

JAIL-HOUSE LAWYER

term given to a prisoner who studies law while he is in jail so he can help himself and other inmates.

JOINT DEBTOR

the name that is given to the laws allowing the courts to render a judgement against one or more joint debtors.

JOINT ACTION

This applies to a suit that is brought or is defended by 2 or more parties.

JOINT WILL

a will that contains the wills of 2 or more people and the disposing of jointly owned property.

JUST TITLE

the name that is given to the title of a property you have gotten from the owner and it may seem to be perfect but it is not absolute or perfect. See

JACTITATION OF TITLE

the term that means a false claim to title to property, or the claim to a title is invalid; slander of title.

JURY TRIAL

a term used to describe a trial by jury that is different from a trial by a judge only.

JURY BOX

the term that describes the space where the jury sits during the trial.

JOURNALING

Logging of all datafile updates in database management, simultaneously, real time. The original file, damaged or destroyed, uses this log as an audit trail to reconstruct the database.

JUNK FEES

Lender fees, paid in dollars versus a percentage of the loan total. Described in unfavorable terms.

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