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A court document required in cases involving certain traffic violations that demonstrates the financial responsibility of the convicted person.

The second person named on an auto insurance policy and who has the same coverage as the Named Insured.

A type of vehicle title branding which states that a vehicle has been damaged and/or declared a total loss by an insurance company that paid a claim on it. Requirements for salvage

the name given to a smaller company than the parent company that si controlled and owned by the parent company.

the term for a homicide that is not associated with malice or any premeditation but is still from a result of causing harm. It is a more serious crime than manslaughter.

This means to temporarily place a juror aside by the prosecuting attorney until the entire panel of jurors has been decided.

a change in the structure of a corporation that will eliminate minority share holders or aim to reduce their power.

the name that is given to a federal agency that regulates and supervises the securities industry.

the literal and narrow interpretation of a contract or document as differs from a liberal interpretation.

the name that is given to the procedure where a surgeon cuts into a person’s body to remove a tumour or to fix a defect.

a statute that contains the words that set forth the true intent and meaning.

the name of an attorney that is retained by the prosecuting lawyer to assist him in trying a case. See special counsel.

a term that is used to describe the evidence that is adequate enough to justify the bringing of a law suit.

a law that is passed by the county or a city legislative body that applies to the area if authority.

This means to serve a summons by way of mailing it to the person’s address that si done when it is impossible to deliver it directly.

the term for the delivery of a summons, writ or subpoena to the opposing party in a law suit.

the privileged of an employer to make and sell an invention of one of his employees without paying any royalties.

This means to fulfil a request, pay off a debt or to discharge an obligation. See satisfaction.

a fund that has been created and managed by the state so it can pay worker’s compensation benefits and awards.

A sentence that is served when another sentence is finished. See, consecutive sentences. See also, How Long Is a Life Sentence?