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32 Cards in this Set
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easement |
a right of use over the property of another; an interest that one person has in the land of another. |
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ensue |
to follow after; to follow in order or train of events. |
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en ventre sa mere |
in its mother's womb; unborn child |
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et al |
"and others"; "and another" |
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et seq |
"and the following"- more than one following page |
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exculpatory |
clearing or tending to clear from alleged fault or guilt; excusing |
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ex curia |
out of court; away from the court |
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execute |
to carry out according to its terms; to complete |
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ex gratia |
out of grace; term applied to anything accorded as a favour |
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exigency |
pressing need or demand; imperativeness |
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exigible |
able to be charged [in the context of a tax, duty, or other payment] |
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ex parte |
without notice; on one side only; done for, on behalf of, one party only |
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expunge |
to destroy or erase; the act of physically destroying information |
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expurgation |
the act of purging or cleansing, as where a book is published without its obscene passages |
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ex turpi causa non oritur actio |
no cause of action may be founded upon an immoral or illegal act |
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facto |
in fact; by an act; by an act or fact |
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feasor |
doer; maker |
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femme sole |
a single woman (including divorced or widowed) |
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fiat |
"let it be done"; an authority issuing from some competent source for the doing of some legal act |
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fiduciary |
the character of a trustee or the nature of trust (confidence) |
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fieri facias |
"cause it to be done"; judicial writ directing a sheriff to satisfy a judgment from the debtor's property [modern writ of execution] |
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fortuitous |
happening by chance or accident; unexpected; resulting from unavoidable causes |
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forum domicilii |
the forum or court of the domicile; the domicile of a party to an action, considered as a place of jurisdiction |
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fraudulent conveyance |
a conveyance or transfer of property, the object of which is to defraud a creditor, or hinder or delay him, or to put such property beyond his reach; conveyance made with the intent to avoid some duty or debt due to the person making the transfer |
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garnishment |
a proceeding whereby a plaintiff creditor (garnishor) seeks to subject to his claim the property or money of a third party (garnishee) owed by such party to the defendant debtor. |
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gift inter vivos |
gifts between the living |
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grantor |
the person whom a grant is made; a transferor of property |
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guarantee |
one to home a guaranty is made |
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guaranty |
a promise to answer for the debt or default of another |
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habeas corpus |
"you have the body"; the name given to a variety of writs, having for their object to bring a party before a court or judge |
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hereditaments |
things capable of being inherited |
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holograph |
a will or deed written entirely by the testator or grantor with his own hand and not witnessed (attested) |
