NATURAL SON
the name that is given to male child to natural and not adoptive parents.
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the name that is given to male child to natural and not adoptive parents.
crime that is given a greater punishment than is ordinarily given out.
a term used for the conditional clause in a contract.
a Latin phrase for a court order that forbids a person involved in a legal matter to leave the country or state where the court has jurisdiction.
the name of the court file where the records of people convicted of crimes is kept.
the term that is given to the defence that is based only on a case’s merits and calls for a verdict in favour of the defendant.
a consideration that is used to determine the degree of a sentence.
a contract where its validity will depend on fulfilling certain conditions.
Latin. the court order that commands a person against whom it has been issued to do something one else show why he should not be forced to do so. See mandamus.
French term for the representative who is sent to another government as a substitute for the ambassador.
the term used when a decision is rendered as long as one of the parties carries out certain actions.
a court proceeding to remove a cloud from a property title. See cloud on title.
this is the term applied to a nuisance that cannot be removed and damage that will continue indefinitely.
a dangerous weapon or a club made of a heavy wood that sometimes has lead at its centre.
a controversy over working conditions and wages that is between the employees and the employer.
the name of the debt where the person who owes the money to the creditor has deceived him by defrauding him.
a statement that is a deceitful and untrue statement that is made for ulterior motives.
a deceitful act where only part of the truth is told where all of the truth will lead to a different conclusion.
the court that has jurisdiction over bankruptcy proceedings.
a term used for the deceit when only part of a story or the facts are told.
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