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OATH PURGATORY

the term applied to a sworn statement where a person purges himself and attempts to clear himself of wrong doing or misconduct.

SHOCK PHYSICAL

the term that is applied to a sudden and severe injury like a blow to the head or a crushing injury to an arm or leg.

BOARD OF EXAMINERS

a state board that has the authority to approve or disapprove an application for a license to practice a profession.

PAROLE SYSTEM

term used for the system where a prisoner with indeterminate sentences are paroled.

SIT-DOWN STRIKE

the name applied to a strike where the worker’s stay on the premises and stop working.

QUIET TITLE

a suit brought about to obtain a determination as to the title of a certain piece of property.

CHARACTERIZATION

the term that determines the nature of matters brought before courts that will decide which jurisdiction should consider the issue.

INDIRECT SOLICITATION

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

CLOSING AGREEMENT

the settlement of taxes that is between the taxpayer and the government agency charged with collecting the taxes.

HOLD HARMLESS

a term that denotes “no responsibility” where a person is excused form obligation and liability.

DEBAUCHERY

a term with several meanings used to describe sensual acts that are in excess of normal behaviour.

INTERIM ORDER

a term that means applies to a temporary edict from a court such as a temporary injunction.

RESTING A CASE

a term used when all evidence has been presented and the court is left to consider the judgement.

OFFER FOR THE RECORD

a term that is applied to presenting evidence in a law suit and the evidence is placed in the official record.

PRIVATE RULING

a rule that will affect a person and not the general public. See private law.

PLURALITY OF TRUST

A situation where a person makes more than one trust in a single document but the same person is trustee to them all.

NOMINAL CONSIDERATION

the term given to a token award given to a plaintiff by the court to show that the he was right but no money damage is required or justified.

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