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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

the name that is given to the union of all of the states under the US Constitution where government control is vested in the people of the states.

SIMPLE ASSAULT

1. An assault that was not aggravated or provoked. 2. An assault that gave rise to no bodily harm.

REPUGNANCY DOCTRINE

a doctrine stating the first clear statement in a deed, will or other document will be binding despite other statement being ambiguous.

CROSS-EXAMINATION

The term used when a witness is examined by the opposing party in the suit before the court. See,

AMOUNT OF DISPUTE

the monetary value that applies to the thing that is in dispute between the two litigants.

PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES

These are the consequences or results that are likely to take place following an act or an event.

THIRD PARTY

1. A person not connected to a contract but may be affected by its outcome. 2. A person other than the defendant and the plaintiff that is brought into a case.

USE

1. The right you have to enjoy your property. 2. To make use of or to employ something.

BAIT

1. The term used to describe to anger or harass. The term for something used to entice.

COLLATERAL POWER

the right to dispose of property that is given to a person with no interest in the said property. Also called naked power.

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.

EQUITY PLEADING

These are the written statements of claims that are presented to a court of equity.

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