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MOVING PAPERS

this is the term given to the documents that are the basis of a motion during a procedure in court.

MATERIAL ISSUE

the term used to refer to the importance of a legal consequence.

MAGNA CARTA

a Latin phrase meaning great charter and was made in England in 1215 and is the basis of the English constitutional law and liberty.

MORTGAGE CONVENTIONAL

The term applied to the contract where a person binds his property to another should he not pay a loan.

MIXED MARRIAGE

the term that is given to a marriage that is between people of different races.

MULTIPLE DAMAGES

a term that is used for double and triple of damages to be awarded. See punitive damages.

MOVABLE ESTATE

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

MOONLIGHTING

the term that applies to the holding of a second job by a public employee who is supposed to work his job full time.

MONEY HAD AND RECEIVED

an expression used by the plaintiff claiming he has given money to the defendant who should return it.

MORAL CERTAINTY

the term that is applied to the degree of certainty that will justify a conclusion.

MATTER OF SUBSTANCE

used when the matter goes to the essence of the issue as opposed to the form which deals with the technical aspects only.

MUTUAL ACCOUNT

the term given to an account where the transactions are between 2 people u til a time when debts and credits are balanced.

MERCHANT SEAMEN

the name that is given to employees who work on privately owned ships.

MORAL LAW

the name taht is given to the law that deals with matters of conscious and the concepts of proper and acdepted behaviour.

MENTAL RESERVATION

having thoughts about the contract but not expressing them and may be used as an excuse not to carry out all of the contract.

MENTAL ILLNESS

a term that describes the disorder of the mind that could be of emotional or physical origin.

MANTRAP

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

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