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Towing and Labor Coverage

Similar to Roadside Assistance Coverage. Auto insurance that covers towing and labor charges in the event that a vehicle cannot be driven, such as during a breakdown or tire change.

TESTAMENT MUTUAL

a will where 2 people leave their property to the survivor. See will, mutual.

TAX COURT

the name of a federal court of law that deals with tax disputes.

TRADEMARK

This term is given to a recognisable name , marking or term that a company can by law use to identify itself and its products. See infringement of trademark.

TREBLE PENALTY

the term that is given to a sentence 3 times the normal sentence for a crime that is given to a habitual criminal.

TRIAL BY JURY

the trial where a jury will deliver a verdict after it has heard all of the evidence, see trial, non-jury.

TRUST EXECUTED

This applies to a trust that states what its assets will be used for.

TRANSIENT PERSON

This term is applied to a person with fixed address or a person on his way through one state into another state.

THIRD DEGREE

a term for the illegal attempt to get a confession from a suspected criminal.

TEMPERANCE

a term that means the restraint, moderation and to refrain from an excess.

TITLE OF AN ACT

the name of a statute or a law or the brief description of item purpose and nature.

TRANSCRIPT OF RECORD

the typed or written copy of the court reporter’s notes that have been taken down during a trial.

TAFT HARTLEY ACT

federal law that was enacted in 1947 giving rights to employees and employers where strikes are legal and other union deals.

TIME REASONABLE

a term for a period of time that si line with a contract’s provisions.

THIRD PARTY ACTION

the situation where the defendant brings into the case a third person as he believes the person is involved with him in the law suit.

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