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SENTENCE INDETERMINATE

a sentence that is for a non-specified period of time and will state fro not less than and not more than.

QUESTION LEADING

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

EQUITABLE RECOUPMENT

the term applied to the fair and reasonable reduction in the damages awarded to a claimant.

GOING AND COMING RULE

the rule dealing with the right of an employee to compensation for accidents when travelling to and from work.

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

a method of causing pregnancy where semen from an anonymous donor in injected into a woman’s uterus.

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.

MENTAL COMPETENCE

term applied to a person’s mental ability and choosing right from wrong and having the ability to express themselves.

PARTNER SURVIVING

the name that is given to a partner who will settle the partnership affairs when the business is dissolved when one partner dies.

EASEMENT APPURTENANT

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

RULE TO SHOW CAUSE

a rule that orders a party to show why he has not carried out certain acts or why they should not be carried out.

NONDISCRIMINATION CLAUSE

a clause found in a public contract with a private contractor where he is not allowed to discriminate when hiring employees.

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