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ISSUABLE DEFENSE

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.

JUDGMENT CONDITIONAL

the term used when a decision is rendered as long as one of the parties carries out certain actions.

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

a federal agency that is a subdivision of the Public Health Service which is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services. See contagious diseases, reporting of.

FOOD AND DRUG ACT

A federal law that governs the interstate commerce of drugs, cosmetics and food.

SPIN-OFF

the name that is given to a corporation that has been set up by a parent company with new stock offered to people with shares in the parent company.

POLICE RECORD

the name of the court file where the records of people convicted of crimes is kept.

DERIVATIVE TORT

the court action that is based on the criminal conduct of the defendant against the plaintiff where the plaintiff seeks recompense for injuries.

PUBLIC GRANT

a term that is used for a gift of land that is from the government.

ACKNOWLEDGED INSTRUMENT

The document that is recognised formally before an authorised official. The person who acknowledges the instrument says that it is authentic and has been executed freely and voluntarily.

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.

EXTENUATION

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

STATUTE GENERAL

a law that applies to everybody that differs from one that applies to one person of a few people.

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