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PRODUCTION PAYMENT

the name that is given to the right to payment of a set share of money that has been earned from mined minerals.

EQUITABLE RECOUPMENT

the term applied to the fair and reasonable reduction in the damages awarded to a claimant.

DEMENTIA PRAECOX

This term is applied to a form of mental illness seen in young people that have a split personality.

DESEGREGATION

the term that removes the barriers that are based on concepts of racism.

COMMON-LAW HUSBAND

the term that is given to a man who is cohabiting and living with a woman who have not been joined by marriage. See common-law wife.

JACTITATION OF TITLE

the term that means a false claim to title to property, or the claim to a title is invalid; slander of title.

SENTENCE CONCURRENT

the term applied to a sentence that runs at the same time as another sentence. See concurrent sentence.

ACCUMULATED SURPLUS

The fund resulting in the undistributed earnings and profits from a corporation or company that is in excess of its capital stock.

NONDISCRIMINATION CLAUSE

a clause found in a public contract with a private contractor where he is not allowed to discriminate when hiring employees.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY

This certificate is made out by the clerk of a court that states that a document or affidavit conforms to the law.

GOOD REPUTE

This term is given to a person with a good reputation and known to honest, true and forthright.

RULE TO SHOW CAUSE

a rule that orders a party to show why he has not carried out certain acts or why they should not be carried out.

ILLEGAL ALIEN

This term is given to a foreigner living in the US with no right to stay who has taken no steps to become a citizen.

ESCALATOR CLAUSE

a clause in a contract or a lease that is made during a time of government price control regulations.

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