Category: V

a verdict that is in the defendant’s favour on grounds that the plaintiff does not have aright to bring a charge against him.

a term that applies to a willing court appearance.

the term relating to the effectiveness of a law as it relates to the constitution.

tax that is the difference between the cost of an asset and its fair market value. Also known as an ad valorum tax.

a law that can be voided as it is unclear or is lacking a thing hat makes it precise.

verdict where a coroner’s jury cannot decide whether a dead person has died from natural causes or from a criminal act.

the willing statement of a defendant that is free from coercion that admits to some facts attesting to his guilt.

the term applied to the legal adequacy and sufficiency of a will that is being contested.

a verdict that is barred as the same issues have already been settled between the same parties in an earlier suit.

a law that will correct, add to or alter or delete material from a previous law and makes the amended law valid.

The verdict where a defendant is found guilty of some of the charges against him but not of all of then accusations.

a legally defective action of a court and is by its nature ineffective and the process that is null and void due to a defect.

law that has not been approved by the legislative body as the time has run out in which to sign it.

An oral agreement that is reached without anything committed to writing. Also a parol contract. See oral contract; verbal contract.

the term given to marriage with no legal validity as it is prohibited by law.

a verdict where a person gets a verdict in his favour but for less than the originally allowed amount.

the estate that is granted to a person to be enjoyed by them at a future time when a certain event occurs.

a right not to approve an act that is passed by a legislative body.

the name that is given to an infection that is transmitted by sexual contact.

a motion proposed in a court to simply delay the action on a dispute not to aid justice.