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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.

MOTION TO ADJOURN

the term that is given to the proposal to end a meeting or a session of court.

MISPRISION OF FELONY

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

MALUM PROHIBITUM

a Latin phrase that means that something that is wrong because it is forbidden.

MEASURE OF DAMAGES

These are the rules that govern the amount of money a plaintiff is entitled to in a case.

MORAL OBLIGATION

the name that is given to a duty that arises from conscience rather than law.

MULTIPLE SENTENCE

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.

MOOT

a term that means an open question, or a thing that is debateable, unsettled or subject to argument.

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