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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.

MILITARY COURT

the name given to the court that conducts and investigates trials of offenders who are in the military. These are called court martials.

MANDATORY STATUTE

a term given to s a law that will demand compliance and will leave nothing to discretion.

MAILBOX RULE

the name given to the rule that acceptance of an offer is binding to the offeror when the offer is dispatched.

MORAL TURPITUDE

term that is applied to an offense or a crime that is illegal but also shows a person’s baseness and depravity.

MOVABLE ESTATE

the term that describes a person’s personal property or belongings or their personal estate.

MAJORITY RULE

the term that describes the decision and the rule of more than half of the people who vote and disregards the choice of people who don’t vote.

MITIGATE

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

MASTER OF THE SHIP

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

MONEY DEMAND

the term that is made for a demand of money that arises from a contract that a party has agreed on.

MORTGAGE EQUITABLE

The term given to the lien recognized by a court of equity where no legal mortgage exists.

MOUTHPIECE

the term that is given to an attorney that is a slang expression.

MISPRISION OF FELONY

the term used when a person who has witnessed a felony does not notify the authorities.

MENTAL ANGUISH

the term applied to fear, severe anxiety, the intense fright and the mental distress caused by a physical injury.

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