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URBAN EASEMENT

the right a person has when his property faces a street to have access, light, air and an entrance an exit to an from his property.

REMAINDERMAN

the term that describes the person who is holding the interest in an estate in the future.

RULES OF PROCEDURE

These are the regulations of a legislative body in conducting its business. They are the rules of order.

NEXT FRIEND

the name given to a person who acts for a child in the court room.

FREE ENTRY

This means that you have the right to enter on and travel on land as often as you want to.

DOWER BY COMMON LAW

A law in some states where a widow has the right to one-third of her husband’s land.

OPENING A JUDGMENT

the term that is used when a judgement is reviewed to see if it should still stand or be set aside.

ASSAILANT

This term is used to describe a person who assaults another person.

FREE AND EQUAL

the term that means every person is able to vote and each vote will have the same weight.

PASSIVE PARTICIPATION

the term for a silent agreement and consent to perform an act that is often illegal. The person who stands by and watches.

VETO POWER

a right not to approve an act that is passed by a legislative body.

PATIENT FORBEARANCE RULE

a rule used when a spouse does not agree to cruel marital treatment merely if they don’t act against it in the hope of saving a marriage.

RELATIVE RIGHTS

These are the rights of a person that are considered in reference to the rights of other people.

NON EST

a Latin phrase for the return of a sheriff’s writ or summons when the person cannot be found.

BAILEE FOR HIRE

the term that applies to someone who has property delivered to them in trust for another person. He will get compensated for doing this.

MEASURE OF DAMAGES

These are the rules that govern the amount of money a plaintiff is entitled to in a case.

RETURN TO WRIT

a report and the response of an officer of the court to a writ or to a process.

SUB ROSA

This a Latin phrase that means secretly, privately or clandestinely.

ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE

This term applies to the right an individual has for the information he gives his attorney that it be kept confidential.

MINIMUM SENTENCE

the term that is used to describe the shortest time a person can spend in jail for committing a certain crime.

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