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ANTE-FACTUM

Latin term meaning before the fact. This applies to an act that has been done before or a previous act.

ANTE MORTEM

Latin for before death. These terms are used to describe a statement that is made before you die.

ANTENATAL

This term applies to before birth and is the same as prenatal.

PRIVATE RIGHTS

These are the basic rights that a person has to enjoy their own property, to own property and to go where they want to go, etc.

MARAUDERS

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

EXCESSIVE BAIL

a bail at larger than the amount that is necessary to ensure a person will not jump bail and will appear in court.

BAIL IN ERROR

This bail that is given by a defendant who intends to appeal the decision of a court and wants to delay payment of a judgement until an appeal is heard.

TERM BAILMENT

a term that is used for bail that is for a limited and set period of time.

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.

GENERAL ASSETS

This term applies to the money and property available and the assets in hand that can be used to pay an outstanding debt.

REFRESHING MEMORY

the attempt of an attorney to try to get a witness to remember the facts or things he has forgotten.

FAIR PERSUASION

a term used to try to convince a person of something before resorting to threats of bodily harm or loss economically.

EQUITABLE RELIEF

This term applies to the assistance to a complainant seeking a just and fair remedy from the court. See relief.

FIXED ASSETS

These are the assets and resources needed to operate a business.

NONTESTAMENTARY ASSETS

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

CLAIM JUMPING

This where a person is asserting his rights to an area already claimed for mining and is based on the first claim being filed wrongly or not having taken the steps to

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