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Multi-Car Discount

A premium discount offered by some insurance companies if the policyholder insures more than one vehicle with them.

Monetary Threshold

An amount set by the no-fault laws in some states that must be met before a lawsuit for damages may be commenced against an at-fault driver in an accident.

MARITIME CONTRACT

the name given to a contract to do with business that is transacted on navigable waters.

MASTER OF THE SHIP

the term that is given to the captain of a ship or the chief commanding officer of a ship.

MEASURE OF VALUE

term that is used for the relative value of a thing in comparison to other things.

MINOR FACT

the term given to an unimportant finding, fact or the circumstances of a case.

MORTGAGE DERIVATIVES

A term that applies to investments that are risky and based on the direction of future interest rates.

MERCY KILLING

the term that is given to the terminating of a person’s life that will end the pain and suffering.

MITIGATE

this is term that means to lessen or reduce, such as the mitigating circumstances can lessen a punishment.

MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY

the term applied to the diplomatic envoy who has full power to carry out the functions and is only second in authority to the ambassador.

MANN ACT

Federal law that makes it unlawful to transport a woman across state or country borders for immoral acts. Also called the White Slave Traffic Act.

MARAUDERS

the term that describes bandits and lawless people who take part in felonious crimes of murder, plunder and robbery.

MISBRANDING

a term given to the labelling of a product so it imitates another or stating the wrong amount of an ingredient on a label.

MATRIMONIAL ACTION

the term given to a law suit that alters a husband’s or wife’s status such as b y an annulment or a divorce.

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