Category: T

a trial with an impartial judge and jury where all of the evidence is heard before a verdict is reached.

See stealing.

the court that will determine the facts and the laws in a certain case.

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

the term that is applied to a title that is set up in opposition to another title.

a term that is applied to an in curable illness that will end in a person’s death.

the time that is given for a person to make alternate provisions for something.

the term given to the final phase of a defendant’s plea where he offers to submit the controversy to the court and the jury for a decision.

This phrase is used to describe the violation of decent, moral and honest behaviour and an act of depravity or vileness.

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

See tenancy in common.

This term applies to a crime that is committed in one location and tried in another.

the name that is given to the person who is appointed by the court and will act as a trustee to carry out trust provisions in a will.

This term applies to the title that does not give a total and complete right to ownership of property.

the name of the person who had a lease on a property and it has expired but he is still able to live there with the owner’s consent.

This term applies when the ownership of property is in doubt and the purchaser may find himself questioned in court.

This means to give your permission for a physician to give you treatment, including online therapy.

an act by the heir to an estate that shows that he intends to accept his inheritance.

See testimonial clause.

the name of a federal board that was established to develop the Tennessee River and its tributaries.