VERDICT ADVERSE
a verdict where a person gets a verdict in his favour but for less than the originally allowed amount.
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a verdict where a person gets a verdict in his favour but for less than the originally allowed amount.
a Latin phrase that is given to a trustee who acts wrongly in the administration of his duties and is held liable.
This term is applied to a verdict where the juries come to a compromise to reach a verdict. It does not conform properly to a trial by jury.
a will where the maker does not provide for his wife or for any children.
a statement made by the defendant claiming the plaintiff has insufficient evidence to justify a suit.
This term is applied to a trial that is held in private and is the opposite of an open court.
the verdict where each juror has duly considered the case and come to their own conclusion without any persuasion or outside influences.
The verdict where a defendant is found guilty of some of the charges against him but not of all of then accusations.
a trust that needs action by the originator for it to become fully effective and meaningful.
an ordinary type of verdict that states who won the case.
The term that is given to a structure that a neighborhood doesn’t want to be built but is declared legal by law. An example would be a prison.
a voluntary and non-profit organisation that helps to maintain the citizen’s civil rights who have been threatened or may be threatened.
the name of a will where 2 or more people have provisions favouring each other.
term that relates to a very harsh or severe law.
a trust that is formed by a group of people who are investing money to buy and sell real estate.
the willing statement of a defendant that is free from coercion that admits to some facts attesting to his guilt.
a will that leaves property and or money into a trust that already exists.
the trial where the judge will find the facts and also apply the law instead of letting a jury decide the law.
a will where a person can make changes to while he is still alive.
This the term that is given to a tax assessment that is too high and does not conform with other evaluations.
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