MAXIMS
term used for the rules and principles that have been accepted and recognised as they are reasonable and fair.
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term used for the rules and principles that have been accepted and recognised as they are reasonable and fair.
the name that is given to the powers of a trustee or a minister that are detailed and leave nothing to discretion.
the term that is given to the laws that govern the property of a husband and wife together.
The document that is executed by the public authority that gives a couple the permission to marry.
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.
term that is applied to an offense or a crime that is illegal but also shows a person’s baseness and depravity.
Term that describes improvements or the betterment of something.
a Latin phrase for something to be judged to be evil in civilised society.
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.
This term applies when a person has consented to his medical records being released to someone else.
the name that is given to the document that transfers the owners right to minerals lying under land he owns.
the term that is given to the proposal to end a meeting or a session of court.
the term used when a person who has witnessed a felony does not notify the authorities.
this is the term that describes a murder committed while a felony is committed.
a Latin phrase that means that something that is wrong because it is forbidden.
These are the rules that govern the amount of money a plaintiff is entitled to in a case.
See malpractice, medical.
the name that is given to a duty that arises from conscience rather than law.
the term that applies to a sentence that is greater than a first offender would receive as the person has committed the crime several times.
a term that means an open question, or a thing that is debateable, unsettled or subject to argument.
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