COMMON USE
This phrase refers to the articles that are used by the general public and are sold widely in many markets.
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This phrase refers to the articles that are used by the general public and are sold widely in many markets.
the name that is given to male child to natural and not adoptive parents.
a mortgage that is the subject to the first and second mortgage.
a term used for the partner who has given funds to a partnership but isn’t engaged actively in running the business.
the term given to a plot intended to incriminate an innocent person in a crime.
a term that describes the part of an estate that may be distributed if certain events were to occur.
the term that is applied to the person who feels he has been treated wrongly in a court action with their legal rights damaged.
This term is applied to a mining claim that is made by a private person on public lands for minerals on the surface and not in rocks below it.
the term given to a divorce that does not need to find out if any misconduct has occurred.
a term that describes the position from which a person can’t escape. See last clear chance.
This term applies to an area of land that has been set aside for use and occupation by American Indian tribes.
a phrase that means a person has been acquitted of an accusation.
the presumed ownership of property that is based on the occupancy of the property rather than the legal right to the title.
a personal right that is recognised by a court of equity.
a term that is used to describe a person’s husband or wife.
A non-profit financial corporation that is organized for the purpose of obtaining credit for its members.
the term that describes a period in a mentally unbalanced person’s life where they act normally.
This phrase is used when transferring property where the new owner agrees to assume to mortgage and secure the former owner against loss.
the principle that states there are 2 or more issues in dispute in a court case and the verdict will stand even if there has been an error in trying and deciding
the term given to a plea that is placed on record in the reply to another plea.