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14 Cards in this Set
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claimant |
a person making a claim in a lawsuit |
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defendant |
an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law. |
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tenancy |
the right to use land or live in a building in exchange for rent |
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impediment |
something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult or impossible |
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material fact |
it is important to a reasonable person in deciding whether to engage or not to engage in a particular transaction; it is distinguished from some unimportant or trivial detail |
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orthodox |
considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people |
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oblige |
to force someone to do something, or to make it necessary for someone to do something |
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parliamentary sovereignty |
a principle of the UK constitution which makes Parliament the supreme legal authority in the UK, which can create or end any law |
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dissent |
an opinion in a legal case in certain legal systems written by one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgement |
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implicit |
suggested but not communicated directly |
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contravene |
to do something that a law or rule does not allow, or to break a law or rule |
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impugn |
to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputationby criticizing them |
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interpretative obligation |
all existing laws must be interpreted so as to conform with the Convention and any relevant case law from the European Court of Human Rights, unless the law cannot be read in a way which conforms with the Convention
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proceedings |
action taken in a court to settle a dispute |
