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POSSESSION DERIVATIVE

the occupying of a property not by ownership but with the arrangement and the consent of the owner.

MARRIED WOMEN

the term that is given to the laws that govern the property of a husband and wife together.

DAMAGES IRREPARABLE

These are damages that will not compensate for the loss because the loss cannot be measured in monetary terms.

COMMUNITY OF INTEREST

the interest that applies to all of the parties that embarking upon or engaged in a common enterprise.

DEBTOR IN POSSESSION

the term given to people or a company that occupies its premises and to conduct business during proceedings of bankruptcy.

COMPENSABLE DEATH

The term that is given to a death that has occurred as being from an accident or an illness that arises from employment.

EXPECTATION DAMAGES

the money that is available to the plaintiff as the defendant has breached his contract.

RES IMMOBILES

a Latin phrase for all things that are immovable such as buildings and land.

CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

A term in medical jurisprudence where an accuser’s mental capacity to understand the charges against him and may have no knowledge of the crime.

PARTNERSHIP DEBT

a term that is used for the debt or the obligation of a partnership and not to an individual.

STATUTORY EXPOSITION

the term given to the explanation in a statute of confusing or an ambiguous provision in an earlier statute.

PURE ACCIDENT

an accident that has been caused by an event that was unavoidable.

CO-DEFENDANT

This term applies to a person who has joined with other people in defending a legal action.

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