Category: T

the term that is used to describe land that is inundated by water as the tide comes and is uncovered when the tide turns and goes out.

an agreement of a grand jury with a prosecuting attorney that an indictment needs to be made against the accused person. “true bill” is stamped on the document.

a slang term for serving time in jail.

used to describe a title that has a defect on its face and the title itself may not have a defect.

See State’s evidence.

a controversy over working conditions and wages that is between the employees and the employer.

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.

a Latin phrase for the suit for recovering damages from a person who has taken land or property that is not his.

the term applied to an appeals court with 3 judges sitting on one case.

the term that means namely or that is to say.

the term applied to the disposing of property as a gift after the person making the will has died.

a Latin term for total.

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.