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ANTENUPTIAL SETTLEMENT

a contract made between a man and a woman before they get married that determines the disposition of any property rights and interests.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY

This certificate is made out by the clerk of a court that states that a document or affidavit conforms to the law.

CRIME AGAINST NATURE

the term given to a sex perversion such as that as seen between an human and an animal or between people that is seen as being deviating from “normal”.

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

1. The preliminary or temporary injunction before a final decision. 2. An order by a judge for a person to stop an action. See restraining order.

JOURNALIST

These are called “shield laws” and are enacted to give journalists and media people the permission to decline to revel confidential information sources.

PER DIEM

1. A Latin phrase for each day. 2. A payment made for a days work, not paid weekly or monthly but daily.

SOBER

1. Not being under the influence of an intoxicating beverage. 2. The opposite of drunk. 3. A person who is sensible and sedate.

COMMON-LAW REPLEVIN

the civil suit where the owner is seeking to regain the possession of his property that is taken or is being held by another.

EXCESS OF JURISDICTION

This occurs when a case is heard by the right jurisdiction but the judge then exceeds his jurisdiction when giving judgement.

VERIFIED COPY

a copy of a document that has been authenticated by the creator of the original.

PERFECT TITLE

the name that is applied to the clear title that is free from clouds and litigation.

NE EXEAT

a Latin phrase for a court order that forbids a person involved in a legal matter to leave the country or state where the court has jurisdiction.

PUBLIC BEACH

the name that is given to a beach that is open to the public that is different from a private beach.

LEGAL CAUSE

the term that is used for the real cause of an accident or an injury.

NECESSITOUS CONDITION

the term that describes the condition where a person is lacking the essentials like food, clothing and shelter.

STEPCHILD

the name that is given to the child of a wife or husband from a previous marriage.

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