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CONSENT RULE

The name of a rule that is used when an ejectment suit, one that obtains possession of property, is used to remedy the determination of the title to the property.

ARMED ROBBERY

a robbery where the person carrying out is armed by having a lethal weapon and threatens his victims with bodily harm.

FIRST INSTANCE

This phrase refers to the trial court where a case was tried first.

CONSENT OF MINOR

where the consent of a minor is taken in an emergency and when no next of kin can be found in time.

UNIT RULE

a rule that the majority vote of a delegation to a political convention be recorded as unanimous and give the delegation’s support to one candidate.

EXCLUSIVE RIGHT

the right or privilege that can only be used by the person who it is granted to.

MIXED MARRIAGE

the term that is given to a marriage that is between people of different races.

CONDITIONAL REVERSAL

the term that applies to the reversal of a judgement that comes with conditions to be met.

PARTNER DORMANT

a term that is used for a silent partner who isn’t widely known as a partner in a business. See partner, silent.

HOLDUP

This term applies to a robbery that involves a weapon of some kind.

CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE

the name given to the situation where the plaintiff and the defendant both contributed to the injury that is seeking damages.

PUBLIC RULING

the term that is used for a ruling that will affect the entire general public.

LEGAL DETRIMENT

This occurs when a person who has been made a promise alters his position so he now assumes liability.

ALIAS EXECUTION

the second attempt to carry out an execution, a legal performance, after the original one has failed to accomplish the purpose of it.

TRIAL BY PROVISO

situation where the defendant has the case tried even though the plaintiff has not pursued the charges made.

INDIRECT SOLICITATION

a situation that occurs when an attorney tries to contact a person who has had an accident. See ambulance chasing.

SUCCESSION VACANT

a situation where there are no known claimants or heirs to property left by a deceased person.

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