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NEGLIGENCE ORDINARY

the term for negligence that could have been avoided if the person had exercised due care.

IMPROPER INFLUENCE

This means to bring undue pressure upon a person to try to get them to do something that they wouldn’t normally do.

NONCANCELLABLE POLICY

a health insurance policy that the insurance company cannot cancel as long as the premiums are paid.

CONTRIBUTORY

the term that is given to something that is in addition to or supplemental too.

FIDUCIARY CAPACITY

This applies to a person serving to handle money and property to benefit another party, such as the attorney, broker, guardian etc.  TLD Example: The executor of the estate served in a

HELD IN TRUST

A term used to describe property held by a person who is not the owner but who is a trustee or an agent. TLD Example: The parties to the contract agreed to

ROBERT

These are the rules that control and supervise the orderly procedures of a legislative or deliberative organisation that were compiled by General Robert in 1876.

COOPERATIVE APARTMENT

This term applies to an apartment where the tenant has interest in owning the building and he has a lease that entitles him to occupancy of his apartment.

MENTAL RESERVATION

having thoughts about the contract but not expressing them and may be used as an excuse not to carry out all of the contract.

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