Category: S

a clause that allows a different distribution of property than that was originally prescribed.

the name that is given to a fence that is built on a neighbour’s property to annoy him.

a mining contract where a person is given a right to mine a pit that is open and was mined at an earlier date.

a term for the restriction that is placed on land where the deed forbids any placing of buildings within a certain distance from another person’s property.

a Latin phrase for a subpoena that orders a person to bring documents to court.

this is an event that has taken place after another event.

the evidence that is not the best evidence there is but it will be admitted to court if there is no primary evidence.

a term for describing the location of something.

a Latin term for slanderous in itself. slander a person makes about another about being a criminal or immoral.

a doctrine that says that no one should be tried twice for the same offense if he has already been acquitted.. See double jeopardy.

the receiving and the holding of stolen goods that is an offense if the person is aware they are stolen.

means to hold a court haring in private or in the judges chambers.

a law stating what cannot be done, that prohibits an act.

See equal protection of the law.

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.