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TRIAL FAIR AND IMPARTIAL

a trial with an impartial judge and jury where all of the evidence is heard before a verdict is reached.

INTEREST SUIT

the term given to a law suit that is between 2 people that are interested in the same estate.

VOLUNTARY PAYMENT

1. To willingly pay a debt. 2. Paying an illegal demand such as a bribe when it is asked for.

CERTIFICATE OF ASSIZE

a writ or a formal document where a second trial on the same issue was held before the same jury due to mistake of the court.

TACIT ACCEPTANCE

an act by the heir to an estate that shows that he intends to accept his inheritance.

MUTUALITY OF ESTOPPEL

the term applied to an agreement where the parties are not bound unless both parties are bound.

NATURAL DAUGHTER

term used to describe a female child from natural and not adopted parents.

PAIN AND SUFFERING

a term that is applied for the inability to lead a normal life due to mental and physical suffering.

UNLAWFUL DETAINER

This occurs where property once legally possessed is continued to be possessed when the rights have ended.

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