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a term used when a case is postponed, usually until a matter pending is taken care of.

a term used to determine the future of a property so it will not be impaired or harmed by its current occupant.

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?

This means to transfer a criminal from a location back to the location the crime was committed in.