BENEFICIAL DEVISE
a clause in a will that gives the inheritor a direct interest in the property of the person who made the will.
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a clause in a will that gives the inheritor a direct interest in the property of the person who made the will.
1. this is a court order asking a bankrupt person turn over his property and assets to the trustee. 2. the court order given to the defendant who has lost his case.
This term applies to the conclusion reached by the court, arbitrators and is the determination of truth after consideration,.
a contract where the interest is higher than the law allows.
a term given to a book that is for the purpose of teaching a subject’s fundamentals.
the term that si given to a bystander, a disinterested party and one not involved in a law suit.
The name given to a bill of discovery given to the opposing party before a trial. See, What Is Discovery in Law? A Guide for Non-Lawyers
Where the court will accept a guilty plea in a criminal case.
This applies to the rendering of medical services that is on a prepaid basis rather than the payment of a fee for each service.
This up to the presiding judge who will removal all onlookers and any guests from the courtroom during proceedings.
a principle that a law officer can conduct a search or seize a criminal without having a warrant if he is sure a criminal act is in progress or has been committed.
1. A matter that relates to any level of government. 2. an event open to the public. 3. A thing that is well known to the general public.
This term means a change in the rules governing how property will be inherited by the legal descendants.
the term given to the formally recorded sentence listed din the clerk’s records.
the right that is granted by the 5th amendment.
This term is used when a person transfers title to another person so creditors won’t be able to collect a debt.
These are the consequences or results that are likely to take place following an act or an event.
the title given to the remaining estate after all of the bequests have been made.
1. The term used to describe to anger or harass. The term for something used to entice.
1. To seek or to plead, to entreat and ask. 2. To lure or tempt a person.
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