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VETERANS

the name of a federal government agency that administers government benefits to veterans of the US armed forces and their dependents.

CORNERING THE MARKET

This term is applied when the majority of a particular commodity is bought on the market and is then sold for a higher price.

THIRD DEGREE

a term for the illegal attempt to get a confession from a suspected criminal.

SENTENCE CUMULATIVE

A sentence that is served when another sentence is finished. See, consecutive sentences. See also, How Long Is a Life Sentence?

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

a guarantee of the 1st and 14th amendment giving people the right o speak without any restriction from the government.

INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

This term applies to payments in excess of agreed wages, a bonus and profit sharing as an incentive for a good performance.

NATURAL-BORN

the term applying to the person who is born in the country where they are a citizen.

MARRIED WOMEN

the term that is given to the laws that govern the property of a husband and wife together.

POSSESSOR MALA FIDE

a person who occupies and controls property as if he were the title holder but knows that he is not.

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