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| a crime for which the maximum possible punishment is death or imprisonment for one year or more in a penitentiary |
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| any artifice used by one person to deceive another |
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| a pleading in the form of an answer, which denies allegations made by the opposing party but which contains no affirmative defenses |
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| one to whom real estate is conveyed; the buyer of real estate |
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| one who conveys real estate; the seller of real estate |
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| one who agrees to undertake the (financial) obligation of another |
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| agreement to undertake the (financial) obligation of another |
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| one charged with responsibility to manage the personal matters of another who is incompetent because of age, understanding, or lack of control |
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| person appointed by a court to look after the interests of a child or incompetent during the pendency of a litigation |
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| to secure against loss or damage |
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| written accusation issued by a grand jury against a defendant in criminal law |
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| act of a payee, drawee, accommodation indorser, or holder of a bill, note, check, or other negotiable instrument, in writing his or her name upon the back of the instrument to assign or transfer the negotiable instrument to another |
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| one who has not reached the age of majority; |
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| written accusation issued by a prosecutor against a defendant in criminal law |
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| an order issued by a court of equity, requiring a person to do or not to do a specific act |
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| condition of a person or entity that exists when total liabilities exceed total assets |
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| provisional, interim, not final |
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| series of formal, written questions addressed to a party for discovery purposes |
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| without a will, one who dies without a will |
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| final order of a court of law, based upon a jury verdict or upon findings of fact by the court |
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| clause of a notary public or authorized officer attesting that a statement or document was sworn to by a specific person on a specific date |
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| power conferred on a court to hear a particular case and to render a final decision on the merits |
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| science of law; system of law |
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| a doctrine by which equitable relief is denied to one who has waited too long to seek relief |
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| one who possesses or uses the property of another; tenant |
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| a title holder of property who contracts for its possession or use by another; landlord |
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| a charge, security, or encumbrance on property |
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| property or claim that has been converted to its cash equivalent |
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| contest in a court of law for the purpose of enforcing a right or seeking a remedy |
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| court officer with limited judicial authority; a public officer |
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| evil doing; performance of an act with bad intent |
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| professional negligence or misconduct |
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| arrangement to attempt settlement of a dispute by using a neutral party as the referee; unlike an arbitrator, a __________ does not issue a binding decision |
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| brief of law submitted to a court by the attorney for a party |
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| very short opinion of a court |
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| absorption of one thing or right into another |
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| a method of describing real estate, using boundary lines with terminal points and angles |
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| person who is not an adult; child |
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| a criminal offense for which the maximum possible punishment is a fine or incarceration for a period of less than one year |
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| improper performance of an otherwise lawful act |
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| duty of parties to minimize damages after an injury is sustained or a breach occurs |
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| conditional conveyance of an interest in real estate, usually as security for a debt |
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| one who receives a mortgage, usually a lender |
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| application (not a pleading) or request made to a court to obtain an interim ruling or order |
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| application requesting a court to rule in advance that specific, unfairly prejudicial information will not be mentioned during trial |
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