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LOSS OF CITIZENSHIP

the term used when a person is deprived of his citizenship due to giving false information when applying.

POLLING A JURY

Where each juror is asked if they agreed with the verdict that is presented to a court.

SLUMLORD

the name of a person who owns a dilapidate building where poor people are forced to live.

OBVIOUS

a term that means a thing is apparent, easily seen or understood.

INTER SE

a Latin phrase that means between or among themselves.

NONTESTAMENTARY ASSETS

the term that applies to any assets that are not distribute by a provision in a person’s will.

LIFE INTEREST

the term given to the interest in property that lasts for a person’s life time.

IMPROVIDENT JUDGMENT

the term that is given to a judgement or an order handed down by a court that has been based on erroneous information.

BAD BEHAVIOR

This term is used to describe the bad conduct of a criminal while he is serving a sentence. It is the opposite of good behaviour.

MARAUDERS

the term that describes bandits and lawless people who take part in felonious crimes of murder, plunder and robbery.

GO-BETWEEN

This term is given to the agent who is the intermediary between parties.

PROPERTY SPECIAL

a term for a part interest or ownership of property or the property that a mortgagee possesses on a piece of real estate such a s a house, etc.

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