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

STATUTE PRIVATE

a the law that concerns a person or a group of people. See statute, personal.

SELF-INSURED

This means to act as your own insurance carrier like the employer who pays directly employees who are hurt while working.

SHIFTING CLAUSE

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

SPITE FENCE

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

SCRAMMING CONTRACT

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

SLUM

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

SHOCK PHYSICAL

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.

SPECIAL DAMAGES

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.

SADISM

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

STOWAWAY

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

SOVEREIGN PEOPLE

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

SEISIN IN LAW

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

SEARCH A TITLE

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

SEVEN YEARS

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

SURETY COMPANY

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.

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