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MONEY CHANGER

The name given to a person who is in the business of exchanging currencies.

MENTAL ANGUISH

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

MANUAL LABOR

an other term used to describe the physical labour that is different from a professional or non-labour position.

MORAL CONSIDERATIONS

the term given to the considerations that are based on moral grounds and not legal grounds.

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

The name that is given to the document that is signed by the person who performs the marriage ceremony.

MORTGAGE CHATTEL

the term that is applied to the mortgage on personal property rather than real estate.

MINIMUM WAGE LAWS

These are the federal laws that fix the amount of money a worker is paid for an hour of work.

MAXIMS

term used for the rules and principles that have been accepted and recognised as they are reasonable and fair.

MINISTERIAL POWERS

the name that is given to the powers of a trustee or a minister that are detailed and leave nothing to discretion.

MARRIED WOMEN

the term that is given to the laws that govern the property of a husband and wife together.

MARRIAGE LICENSE

The document that is executed by the public authority that gives a couple the permission to marry.

MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETY

the term that applies to a non-profit organisation that is set up to benefit its members such as in times of sickness, life insurance benefits etc.

MORAL TURPITUDE

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

MELIORATION

Term that describes improvements or the betterment of something.

MALUM IN SE

a Latin phrase for something to be judged to be evil in civilised society.

MONROE DOCTRINE

The name given to a doctrine by James Monroe that says the US will oppose any take over by a European country of any government in the western hemisphere.

MINERAL DEED

the name that is given to the document that transfers the owners right to minerals lying under land he owns.

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