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AB INITIO
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Lat. 'from the beginning'. Usually used in reference to contracts, estates, tres...
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ABANDONMENT
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The intent and subsequent actions of a tenant that indicate that the tenant has ...
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ABATEMENT
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A proportional reduction of the shares of beneficiaries under a will if the esta...
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ABEYANCE
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An incomplete or undetermined state of affairs. From the French aboyer, which ...
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ABOLITION
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An act by which a thing is extinguished, abrogated or annihilated as the aboliti...
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ABUSE OF DISCRETION
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When a court does not apply the correct law or if it rests its decision on a c...
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ACCEPTANCE
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The act of agreeing to (accepting) the terms of an offer. For example, an emp...
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ACCESSION
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The ownership of a thing, whether it be real or personal, movable or immovable...
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ACCIDENT
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The happening of an event without the concurrence of the will of the person by...
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ACCOMPLICE
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One who voluntarily and intentionally joins with another person in committing ...
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ACCORD
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Contracts. A satisfaction agreed upon between the party injuring and the party...
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Actual Possession
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When the owner of a property occupies the property on a day-to-day basis
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Adjourn
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To put something off to another time eg: if a court case cannot proceed when i...
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Administration
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Management and settlement of an estate.
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Admit
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Declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted h...
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Adverse possession
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The possession of land, without legal title, for a period of time sufficient to ...
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Affidavit
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A written and signed statement sworn in front of a court officer
A written stat...
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Aggravation
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Some circumstance in a criminal case which renders any conviction more serious. ...
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Allegation
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A statement of the issues in a written document (a pleading) which a person is p...
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Amend
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To alter formally by modification, deletion, or addition.
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Appeal
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A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the higher court) to...
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Assets
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(As in insolvency Law): Realisable property possessed by insolvent at the materi...
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Bachelor of Laws
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The degree in law from a law school, abbreviated to LLB
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Bail
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The money or bond put up to secure the release of a person who has been charged ...
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Balance of Probabilities
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The standard of proof in civil cases, ie for something to be proven to be true...
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