JOINT VENTURE
See partnership.
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See partnership.
the hearing that will settle the case through a final decision.
a term that is used for a judgement that has no legal force or effect.
the term that is used to describe the punishment for a preson who has committed the same crime on many occassions and is said to be a habitual criminal.
a federal law that governs the payment to employees who are on a premises but not yet started to work.
a witness with expertise in a field that a judge will implicitly believe him.
This term applies to the proprty that is held between a husband and wife and belongs to both of them.
a phrase that means to be accidentally killed but not during the committing of an act this is unlawful.
This expression is self-explanatory.
the term applied to the fair and reasonable reduction in the damages awarded to a claimant.
A sentence that is served when another sentence is finished. See, consecutive sentences. See also, How Long Is a Life Sentence?
a term given to the negligence that is attributed to an employee as a result of a negligent act or omission by the employee.
These are the extra monies that a corporation has not distributed as dividends or has put into a surplus account.
a the term that means it is not yet due.
See petit jury.
See open end agreement.
See equal protection of the law.
See burden of proof.
A term used to describe property held by a person who is not the owner but who is a trustee or an agent. TLD Example: The parties to the contract agreed to
the occupying of a property not by ownership but with the arrangement and the consent of the owner.
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