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SOLICIT

1. To seek or to plead, to entreat and ask. 2. To lure or tempt a person.

IRRECUSABLE

a term used for the contractual obligation that is imposed on a person legally but without the person’s consent.

SAFE INVESTMENT RULE

the calculation of a future earning of a person who has died and is used by a jury to award damages to the heirs.

NUDE CONTRACT

a contract where no payments will be made. See nudum pactum.

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.

VEXATIOUS MOTION

a motion proposed in a court to simply delay the action on a dispute not to aid justice.

RUSTLER

A term that is used to describe a person who steals cattle.

PRORATING CLAIMS

this is the distribution of assets to the creditors in equal status in relation to the size of their claims.

REASONABLE ACT

a term that describes a fair and sensible form of behaviour that is based on reason.

EQUALLY DIVIDED

a phrase found in wills where property will be shared and shared a like and each person will receive the same amount.

VERIFIED COPY

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

CHECK

a signed document that instructs the bank or financial institution to pay the sum of money stated to the person or organisation whose name is on the cheque.

MEXICAN DIVORCE

This term applies to a divorce decree got in Mexico where it is easier than in the US. Not all states will recognise one.

EXTENUATION

These are the fact or the fact ts that tend to lessen the severity of the penalty for a crime.

BANK ROBBERY ACT

a federal law that assumes jurisdiction over any crimes committed against a national or federal bank.

FLOATING SECURITY

This term applies to the fair and equitable lien for a going concern that serves as a temporary security.

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