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MANTRAP

a term applying yo a mechanical device that is used in order to trap any trespasses on property.

MALICIOUS ARREST

This term applies to an arrest that is made intentionally on the basis of a false charge.

MORAL COERCION

a term that means to exert extreme pressure on a person to make them do or not do a thing.

MATTER OF LAW

a phrase used to describe an issue that is undecided and can be answered by applying the law to the facts.

MERETRICIOUS UNION

A term applied to people who are living together as if married but for one reason or other are unable to be legally married.

MATCHED ORDERS

the term given to the buy and sell orders that make a wash sale.

MEXICAN DIVORCE

This term applies to a divorce decree got in Mexico where it is easier than in the US. Not all states will recognise one.

MEGALOMANIA

the term given to a mental illness where a patient has ideas of great importance.

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.

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