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THEORY OF CASE

These are the facts that a law suit will be founded on and forms the basis of a right to sue.

NEE

a word used to indicate her name before she was married. It is French word for previously known as.

TESTIMONY IMPARTIAL

the term given to evidence that does not favour either party and is offered by a disinterested party.

IMPLIED CONSENT

the term used when a woman does not protest her wishes enough and the man thinks she has consented to sex.

JUDGE ADVOCATE

a term given to an officer of a military court martial who can act as the prosecutor.

THINGS REAL

These are the things that are immovable and fixed such as buildings and land.

EXCLUSIONARY CLAUSE

a provision in a contract that will restrict the actions a party can take when the other person fails to fulfil the contract.

POOLING

A term for the mingling of funds to invest in securities.

SPECIAL EXCEPTION

a term that is applied to the objection to the way that a cause of action is presented.

PRUDENT PERSON DOCTRINE

a rule where the estate’s trustee will only invest the finds of the estate in low risk and safe investments.

MISPRISION OF FELONY

the term used when a person who has witnessed a felony does not notify the authorities.

UNCONTESTABLE CLAUSE

a clause in a life insurance policy that means the insurer cannot contest a claim if a policy has been in force for a set period of time.

WRIT OF RIGHT A

a formal written document that si issued as a matter of course or as a matter of right.

VALUE NET

A term in insurance policies when the insurer must keep an amount aside from annual premiums in order to meet his obligations to the insured person.

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