Category: S

a term for a person who has been seen or heard from and is presumed to be dead.

the name that is given to a company whose business it to assume the responsibility and payment guarantee for the obligations of another person or company.

a form of mental illness where a person withdraws from reality and most often occurs in adolescents and young adults.

the name of a motion hat a court can set up at its discretion rather than a motion that must be granted.

the name that is used to describe a rundown and dilapidated housing area where poor people are living in poverty.

the term that is applied to a sudden and severe injury like a blow to the head or a crushing injury to an arm or leg.

another name for an expert witness.

the term that si given to the extra damages that are awarded to a plaintiff over the loss of his property after considerations of the circumstances.

a term applied to a person who seeks pleasure or sexual gratification by hurting someone mentally or by inflicting pain.

the term used to describe a person who has hidden inside a plane or ship to get a free ride.

the name that is given to the whole citizenry who elect their representatives and public officers amend live within a sovereign state.

a law that is used for the right to the immediate possession of land.

a term where a title is investigated to make sure it belongs to the alleged owner.

an meeting of stockholders to elect officers and conducting business that requires action and consent.

See per stipes.

This means that a court must make a decision based on the language used in writing a statute and must make no interpretation of a law.

a term for sentences that run at the same time as other sentences and often occur when has a person has committed a number of wrongs.

the term that means a guess or a conjecture that a thing is true and factual with no positive proof that it is true.

the name for a one-on-one meeting between a suspect and a witness in a line up where the witness is shown a group of people and asked to select the suspect.

the term that describes a sale that is made to avoid legal obligations to a person’s creditors.