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the name of the title that is the claim to the ownership of property that is better than any other sort of claim to the title.
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the name of the title that is the claim to the ownership of property that is better than any other sort of claim to the title.
This term applies to taking another person’s property without any cause or permission. It is an unlawful action.
1. Not being under the influence of an intoxicating beverage. 2. The opposite of drunk. 3. A person who is sensible and sedate.
a term given to a book that is for the purpose of teaching a subject’s fundamentals.
the calculation of a future earning of a person who has died and is used by a jury to award damages to the heirs.
a term that is applied to a case that is similar to another case in all aspects.
1. The case where a legislator will vote for a bill as long as the legislator with the bill for one of the other person’s bills. 2. Using an excess of extraneous
the civil suit where the owner is seeking to regain the possession of his property that is taken or is being held by another.
a condition that needs to happen before a thing can take place.
a contract made between a man and a woman before they get married that determines the disposition of any property rights and interests.
the name of the district or state’s attorney who conducts criminal proceedings against accused people.
a private communication that the law exempts a person from revealing. Such as doctor-patient, client-attorney.
the name that is given to a beach that is open to the public that is different from a private beach.
the term applied to the authority or jurisdiction of a lower court.
the term that is used for a court edict where a spouse must support the other and any children indefinitely and permanently.
A clause between nations where the countries agree to treat each other the same as the countries that treat them the best.
a contract where no payments will be made. See nudum pactum.
1. The eyewitness testimony. 2. Testimony that is seen or heard to take place.
a contract where its validity will depend on fulfilling certain conditions.
1. An unlawful search conducted with no legal authority. 2. A search that is harsh and intense that violates rights of the person being investigated.