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ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACT

the agreement made between a man and a woman before they get married with provisions for property disposal should they divorce or a partner dies. See antinuptual settlement; premarital agreement.

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.

DEPRESSION REACTIVE

the term given to an emotional depression that has been caused by an external situation and will go away when the situation is cleared up.

PREFERENTIAL TRANSFER

the transferring of property by a debtor who is insolvent to a creditor and excluding transfer to other creditors.

PUBLIC NUISANCE

the term that is given to a violation of a public right that could lead to injury or harm.

CO-LITIGANT

This term is given to the person who joins someone else in the suing of a defendant.

SENTENCE CONCURRENT

the term applied to a sentence that runs at the same time as another sentence. See concurrent sentence.

CONSENT OF MINOR

where the consent of a minor is taken in an emergency and when no next of kin can be found in time.

TWO-WITNESS RULE

a rule in some states where the death penalty is used that at least 2 or more witnesses need to testify to a persons guilt.

ARGUMENT ON APPEAL

a legal argument that is set before a court that aids it in making proper judgement. It will submit facts and points of law that will bolster its contention.

QUESTION LEADING

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

ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB

This term is used to describe an attack that causes bodily injury that is accompanied by the intention of committing a robbery.

EQUITY JURISDICTION

an authority that is based on the nature of a matter and it will be dealt with an equitable deliberation and not one of laws.

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