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| group of laws that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties |
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| personal, human rights recognized and guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution |
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| defense based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way the accused person is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished |
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| holding a defendant liable without a showing of negligence |
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| backing out of the transaction by asking for the return of what you gave and offering to give back what you received |
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| restoring or making good a loss; repayment of money illegally obtained |
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| parties’ replacement of their original contract with a new contract |
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| failure to provide complete performance of contractual obligations |
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| protects the expression of a creative work, such as the work of an artist, author, or composer |
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| damages agreed upon before a possible breach of contract |
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| property that the owner unknowingly leaves somewhere or accidentally drops |
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| transfer of possession of personal property without transfer of ownership |
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| estate where continued ownership is dependent upon some act or event |
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| legal right in another’s property as security for the performance of an obligation such as the repayment of a loan |
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| laws enacted by state or federal legislatures |
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| group of laws that define rights and duties |
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| crime punishable by more than one year in jail, a fine more than $1,000 or both |
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| using the property in a manner inconsistent with the owner’s rights |
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| agreement between two parties that creates and obligation |
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| governmental order requiring that certain improper conduct be stopped |
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| fulfillment of contractual promises as agreed |
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| notification, before the scheduled time of performance, of refusal to perform contractual terms as agreed |
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| unique word, mark, symbol, or device that identifies a product of a particular manufacturer or merchant |
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| money a court requires a defendant to pay in order to punish and make and example of the defendant |
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| innocent third party to a fraudulent transfer of goods who gives value to the goods and acquires rights in them |
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| ownership existing when two or more persons have the same ownership rights in the same property |
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| transfer of an estate from a grantor to a grantee by a deed |
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| occurs when someone adversely and exclusively possesses, in an open and notorious way, the land of another private person; possession is continuous and the statutory period |
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| amount of money awarded to compensate for a plaintiff’s loss |
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| legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board or commission |
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| constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our legal and court system |
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| crime punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine of less that $1,000 or both |
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| private of civil wrong for which the law grants a remedy |
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| most common tort based on carelessness |
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| state laws setting time limit for bringing law suits |
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| improper business practice involving luring buyers to the store with an under stocked, low-prices good and then redirection them to a more expensive product |
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| performance of all but a minor contractual duty |
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| action or procedure followed to enforce a right or to compensate for an injury |
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| property that is intentionally placed somewhere but then forgotten |
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| form of co-ownership in which the shares may be unequal and there is no right of survivorship |
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| greatest possible bundle of ownership rights in, and powers over, an estate |
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| power of the government to take private property for public use in exchange for the fair market price |
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| irrevocable right to the limited use of another’s land |
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| law based on current standards or customs of the people |
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group of laws that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties |
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| personal, human rights recognized and guarenteed by the US Constitution |
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| defense based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way the accused person is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished |
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