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the term that is given to the action or a case that is being tried in court.
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the term that is given to the action or a case that is being tried in court.
1. To favour or to encourage. 2. To act in a condescending manner to a person. 3. To use a store’s facilities as a regular customer.
the term that is given to the situation where a person is forced into taking a certain course of action.
the situation where a judge directs a jury to what the verdict should be.
the term that applies to a settlement that is not equal to the value of the loss.
This ism the term that is given to the situation where a legatee dies before the person who made the will.
a term for a statement that is made to serve your own purpose.
a rule that will affect a person and not the general public. See private law.
This occurs when a person who has been made a promise alters his position so he now assumes liability.
a slang term meaning to cheat or to swindle.
a statement made by the defendant claiming the plaintiff has insufficient evidence to justify a suit.
a Latin phrase for a subpoena that orders a person to bring documents to court.
a statement that says that the court was in session and did its business at a certain place at a certain time.
the name given to the statute that controls the distribution and outlawing of addictive and narcotic substances and drugs.
a statute that prevents selling the stock of a fraudulent company.
a stipulation when parts of an estate are given to 2 or more people and when one dies the pat goes to the other people.
suit that is brought by a minority of share holders against a corporation.
the term that describes a sale that is made to avoid legal obligations to a person’s creditors.
a term that is used for a silent partner who isn’t widely known as a partner in a business. See partner, silent.
a suit that is brought about by 2 or more people who are involved in a single issue.
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