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UNABLE TO STAND TRIAL

the term that describes a person who is unable to defend himself in court as he is suffering from ill health or a mental incapacity.

REVERSIONARY LEASE

the term that is given to the lease that will go into effect when the current lease expires.

COLLATERAL LIMITATION

the limitation that gives an interest in property for a set period of time but the right to posses depends upon a related event.

QUESTION LEADING

a question asked of a witness by the attorney that suggests the answer to be given.

OFFER OF COMPROMISE

a term that is given to the proposal that will end a dispute and does away with a law suit.

STOCKHOLDERS

an meeting of stockholders to elect officers and conducting business that requires action and consent.

CONSPICUOUS PLACE

the term that is given to the place that something can be seen so it can be observed and easily seen by interested and disinterested parties.

EASEMENT APPURTENANT

This phrase means a proper or a pure easement that passes to new owner by inheritance or purchase.

STATUTE PRIVATE

a the law that concerns a person or a group of people. See statute, personal.

MATRIMONIAL ACTION

the term given to a law suit that alters a husband’s or wife’s status such as b y an annulment or a divorce.

WITNESS AGAINST HIMSELF

a provision in the US Constitution where a witness is not forced to give testimony against himself.

COMMON-LAW HUSBAND

the term that is given to a man who is cohabiting and living with a woman who have not been joined by marriage. See common-law wife.

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