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TRANSFERRED INTENT

a principle that states a person is guilty of a crime if he has injured or attacked a person he hasn’t meant to harm.

TRUST INVOLUNTARY

This term is applied to a trust that arises from the result of a law that will enforce it being created.

TAINTED EVIDENCE

the name for evidence that results from the illegal conduct of an official and is inadmissible under the 14th amendment.

TRUST VOTING

a right that is vested in one or more people to vote on behalf of shareholders to elect officers to control the activities of a corporation.

TEMPORARY OBSERVATION

a medical term where a person is placed in a hospital to monitor his mental and physical actions to determine if he is competent.

THINGS IN ACTION

a term for a creditor’s right to be paid by a debtor and a right to possession that is recoverable by a law suit.

TWO-ISSUE RULE

the principle that states there are 2 or more issues in dispute in a court case and the verdict will stand even if there has been an error in trying and deciding

TRUST EXECUTORY

a trust that needs action by the originator for it to become fully effective and meaningful.

THEORY OF CASE

These are the facts that a law suit will be founded on and forms the basis of a right to sue.

TENANT-OWNER

a person who owns shares in and possessed property in cooperative apartment block or a condominium.

TERRITORIAL WATERS

the term that is applied to the seas that extend from the coast of a state that it has a jurisdiction over.

TEAM DEVELOPMENT

Enhancement of work group effectiveness by improving clarification of roles and goals.

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

Document listing and defining technical requirements for a project or contract and explains how to approach and formulate the plan to address them.

TELEMETRY

The remote reading of devices used for measuring by telecommunications.

TENANCY AT SUFFERANCE

When a tenant stays on property after the lease has expired without the landlord’s consent.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Special and general arrangement, rule, requirements, standards etc. Forming integral parts of a contract or agreement.

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